REINSTATED LASBCA WORKERS RAISED CONCERN DESPITE BUILDING COLLAPSES

REINSTATED LASBCA WORKERS RAISED CONCERN DESPITE BUILDING COLLAPSES

Following their dismissal after the building collapse incident that claimed 34 lives, the officials have been reinstated, the group said.

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has urged Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to investigate the reinstatement of some dismissed staffers of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).

The

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NIGERIA BUILDING COLLAPSE: HOW EXPERT PLANS TO TRAIN PLAYERS

NIGERIA BUILDING COLLAPSE: HOW EXPERT PLANS TO TRAIN PLAYERS

Worried by the frequent building collapses, construction experts have expressed their determination to carry out hands-on training for architects, builders, engineers, and suppliers in the industry to stem the tide of collapsed buildings.

This would form part of the 7th International Construction Building Materials and Technologies Exhibition/Ceramics, Bathroom and Kitchen

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FOUR STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSED IN UYO, NIGERIA

FOUR STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSED IN UYO, NIGERIA

Four people have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

The building, which was supposed to be a six-storey building, collapsed on Saturday while contractors were on the fourth floor.

“Four persons (have been) rescued and taken to the hospital,” according

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NIOB SAYS BUILDING COLLAPSE TO CONTINUE AS DEVELOPER IGNORES PROFESSIONALS IN NIGERIA

NIOB SAYS BUILDING COLLAPSE TO CONTINUE AS DEVELOPER IGNORES PROFESSIONALS IN NIGERIA

The Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB has released a statement that the constant building collapse in the country will continue as developer still perform the function of building engineers.

President of NIOB, Kunle Awobodu made the remark during the survey of the first story building in Nigeria which was built

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NIGERIA BUILDING QUALITY CONTROL AGENCY MOVES TO END QUACKERY IN THE SECTOR

NIGERIA BUILDING QUALITY CONTROL AGENCY MOVES TO END QUACKERY IN THE SECTOR

The constant building collapse in the country has dragged the engineering society to have a negative review across the nation. But after the building society held a meeting towards eliminating such challenges, more agency are speaking about possible ways to eliminate the quackery in the sector.

General Manager of Lagos

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ENGINEERING BODIES IN NIGERIA SEEK SOLUTIONS TO BUILDING COLLAPSES

ENGINEERING BODIES IN NIGERIA SEEK SOLUTIONS TO BUILDING COLLAPSES

Engineering bodies in Nigeria are standing up after several building collapse in the country has dragged the society to a negative limelight.

During a webinar organised by the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Professor Kabir Bala, had charged construction

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POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE 7-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA’S OIL CITY

POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE 7-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA’S OIL CITY

Possible causes of the 7-storey building collapse in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. 

Residents in Nigeria’s Oil City of Port-Harcourt gathered in large numbers to catch a glimpse of a 7-storey building collapse. The building came down just before the close of working hours on Friday. According to a source who witnessed the

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