building collapse

On Monday November 1, 2021, Lagos experienced a terrible breakdown. A building in Ikoyi, known as 360 degrees, collapsed with over 50 people stranded in the building. 42 people have been…

Beyond the pain of loss inflicted on people whose loved ones were killed, the Gerard Road Ikoyi building collapse in Lagos means so much for critical stakeholders in Nigeria’s housing…

Besides the failure of regulatory authorities to ensure compliance to permits and approvals, negligence or non-involvement of professionals in building and construction process is a major…

“We’ve promised to be open and thorough in investigating the cause of the collapse. In that regard, I have set up a high-powered professional investigative panel whose membership consists of…

In the last 10 years, spanning 2009 –2019, Nigeria experienced the collapse of sundry buildings and most of these occurred in the South West region of the country, a recent report says.…

David Majekodunmi, the state chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, decried the lack of enforcement of building regulations by the government and regulatory bodies as the reason…

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended Gbolahan Oki, the general manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) indefinitely over the 21-storey building that…

About 50 people are feared trapped in an uncompleted building that collapsed around 3 pm on Monday, November 1, 2021, at 20 Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Ibrahim Farinloye, the acting…

The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged professionals in the built industry to collaborate and find a lasting solution to frequent building collapse in Nigeria. The…

In the last decade, Nigeria has seen increasing cases of building collapse and people who play in the country's building industry have reiterated pathways to the solutions. At a webinar…