The family of the late former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande has said that they have no single piece of land on Banana Island despite the island being developed under the Jakande administration. During the maiden edition of Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, Jakande’s son, Seyi delved into the family …

The Lagos State Government has demolished a three-storey building under construction and sealed four others in Banana Island. According to report, the enforcement team was led by the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr Gbolahan Oki. Oki said the three-storey building demolished and the four buildings sealed did not have approvals and did not conform …

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) have commenced the demolition of buildings on Banana Island that are in contravention of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning Development Law (2019). The exercise is in compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive last weekend when he visited the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate demolition and sealing of many completed and uncompleted buildings with various building infractions and those that were not granted appropriate approvals for construction by agencies of government. His order was carried out immediately by officials of the state Building Control Agency (LASBCA), who immediately marked the affected buildings for demolition. …

Banana Island, Ikoyi, an upscale neighborhood in Lagos, lost its tranquilly on Wednesday when a seven-story structure under construction fell. Like the Harmattan fire, the news travelled swiftly as rescue personnel rushed to the scene to free those who were buried beneath the rubble. While some of the victims were taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital, others were admitted …

The Lagos State Government has launched a probe into the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on Banana Island, Ikoyi, following a directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, no death was recorded, while 25 people were rescued from the debris, as at the time of his …

When I received an alert that a building has just collapsed within the precincts of Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, I hesitated. Incredible! I became a doubting Thomas, making frantic phone calls to that vicinity in order to verify the videos sent to me. Building collapse within the most expensive terrain, a community well-organised or deemed well organised in Nigeria sounded …