Rivers State Government has issued a stern warning to developers against using substandard materials in construction projects. This follows a recent incident involving the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in the Iriebe, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The state government has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Hon. …

About 40 persons were reportedly trapped under the rubbles of a collapsed storey building in Sabon Lugbe, a suburban community in Abuja. According to reports, the collapse occurred at about 5 pm on Saturday, while the victims were still in the building. In multiple videos circulated on social media, particularly X, residents were seen attempting to rescue the trapped victims …

A two-storey building has collapsed on Amusu Street, in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday. As seen in a video trending online, the building caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety.   The Head of Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr Nosa Okunbor said that …

Three people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a building in Kofar Bai Quarters, Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. “On Tuesday, 10 September, 2024, at approximately 00:05hrs, Ahmad Isah of Kofar Bai Quarters, Birnin …

The Federal Government has vowed to prosecute developers found responsible for the collapse of buildings in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this declaration during a review meeting with regulatory bodies in the built environment on Friday. Nigeria has witnessed series of building collapses in recent years, resulting in the loss of lives and …

Five persons have been recovered dead from the debris of an early hours collapsed building at 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, while five others were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred about 3:58 a.m. At press time, men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), were at the scene …

A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students. The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday, around 11 a.m. at the school in the Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, while the students were writing their third term examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who …

Ten people have been rescued from the rubble of a four-storey building that collapsed at No. 15, Iga Idunganran in the Lagos Island area of Lagos. The permanent secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the collapse, said the agency responded to distress calls and, upon arrival, discovered that a four-storey residential building had …

Following a building collapse in the Onamo Agboye Estate complex in Oduntan Street, Kosofe area of Ketu, Lagos, 3,000 inhabitants of the complex including women and children have been thrown into harsh conditions. The incident, which led to the demolition of the building by officials of the Lagos State government, has rendered many residents homeless. It was learned that the …

The Permanent Secretary of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Adesola Olusade, on Tuesday, said that an investigation had commenced unraveling the immediate and remote causes of the four-storey building collapse on plot 965, Dape, Life Camp, in the Gwarinpa District of the FCT. Olusade, who confirmed the development during an on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the collapsed structure, said anyone …