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ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA AS DEVELPER IGNORE STOP WORK SIGN

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

Lagos State government says the developer ignored a ‘Stop Work’ order after another building under construction “partially” collapsed in the Apapa area of Lagos on Sunday. The news comes barely two weeks after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed leaving one dead in the Banana Island area of the state. Mukaila Sanusi, spokesperson of the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, said in the latest incident that the developer ignored an instruction from the…

BUILDING COLLAPSED: ONE DEAD AS MANY INJURED IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

One person has been confirmed dead and at least 20 persons have been rescued in a two-storey building that collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Thursday afternoon. Many people are still trapped in the structure that collapsed at 7th Avenue, Gwarinpa, said an official of the emergency management agency. An official of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who asked not to be named, says that 21 people have been rescued in a combined effort by multiple…

BUILDING COLLAPSED IN JOS STATE AS MANY ESCAPE INJURIES

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

Several persons cheated death following the collapse of a two-story building in Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State on Sunday night. Our correspondent gathered that the collapsed structure was used as a residential building, supermarket, and spare part shops. The building is located opposite Bukuru Stadium. A resident of the area, Yohana Samson, said that they heard a sound from the building at about 9 pm. They, however, thanked God that it…

HOW TO STOP BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Gambeta News

Buildings in Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic hub, have in recent years been collapsing in greater numbers than ever. Between 2000 and 2021 the city experienced 167 reported cases, with significant human and economic losses. The latest data from Lagos State Emergency Management Agency showed that between January and July 2022, Lagos recorded 24 cases of total building collapse, six of partial collapse, and one of impending collapse. Eighty-four Lagosians have been killed in building collapse incidents in the last two years. Ghana’s…

THREE STOREY BUILDING COLLPASED IN BEIRUT MARKET, NIGERIA

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

Many people are feared trapped on Tuesday after a three-story building collapsed at the Beirut GSM market in the Kano metropolis. The incident reportedly occurred around 3 pm on Tuesday. According to reports, it is understood that many traders are still trapped in the rubble, and rescue efforts are already underway. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Kano State’s Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, said that at least seven people have been rescued and are responding to…

NIGERIA EXPERTS SAY MOST BUILDING IN LAGOS ARE OLD

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of, the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Peter IgbiniJesu, has said most old buildings in Lagos State have outlived their usage. He made this submission while speaking on local media on the backdrop of the recurring incidence of building collapse, especially in Lagos. IgbiniJesu, who is also a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, said buildings have expiration dates, adding that a building should stand for at least 99 years depending on…

MORE COLLAPSED BUILDING DILEMMA IN LAGOS STATE

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The building collapsed challenges facing Nigeria especially Lagos state is gradually becoming alarming. Despite the effort from the government and regulatory bodies, more building collapse is still been observed. Earlier this morning, it was reported that a building collapsed at 24, Ibadan Street (East), Off Muritala Mohammed Way, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. According to reports, Twenty-three persons have so far been rescued, with two others confirmed dead. Giving the situation report, General Manager LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi…

WHY MORE BUILDING COLLAPSE AWAITS NIGERIA

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Surveyor General of the Federation, Surveyor Abdulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin has said that Nigeria may witness more buildings and or bridges Collapsed soon so long as people will insist on building with substandard buildings material. The Surveyor General disclosed a Keynote address during the Surveyors General of the Federation Meeting with the State Surveyors Generals held at Green Desert Palm Hotel, Kano over the weekend. He maintained that people nowadays used to build in breach…

HOW TO AVOID BUILDING COLLAPSE

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Gambeta News

THE WAY FORWARD Government needs to increase its supervision on building project. This might come at a cost, but it will save life and economic materials. We should not ignore the importance of a technical consulting engineering when carrying out project of such magnitude and importance. The Engineering body has a serious role to play, as it falls on the society when incident like this keep hugging the headline for the wrong reason. The need…

8-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSE IN IMO: WHAT WENT WRONG?

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Gambeta News

In the past five years, the construction industry in Nigeria continues to be plagued with collapse of high-rise buildings during construction. This worrying trend is becoming a huge burden to the nation and has prompted wide spread investigations by engineering bodies. In a 2019 report by Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of building collapse with Lagos topping the chart. The recently collapsed 8-Storey building under construction along Musa Yar’Adua drive in Owerri…