Many people were trapped on Wednesday evening when a two-storey building collapsed in Awka, Anambra State capital. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the building, which was still under construction, is ...

When at least eight people died after a three-story building collapsed in Nigeria's southwest Lagos state in 2022. [Xinhua] A building under construction at a market in Nigeria's southeastern ...

The recurring issue of building collapse in Nigeria has been attributed to the use of substandard materials, poor construction practices, and inadequate enforcement of building codes. According to ...

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Iron Rod and Steel Distributors Employers Union of Nigeria (IRSDEUN) has called on the Federal Government to dissolve and restructure the Standards Organisation of ...

The Taraba State chapter of the Nigeria Institute of Architects ... the building profession as a major cause of the frequent building collapses in Taraba and the country at large.

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, rescued two persons from the collapsed building at Ikota, Lekki area. The command made this known in a statement by ...

At least one person is dead and 11 people are trapped after a two-story building collapsed Tuesday in the Ikota, Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA ...

The Building Collapse Prevention Guild has said that Nigeria witnessed 1,595 deaths in 640 reported incidents of building collapse between October 1974 and January 9, 2025. According to the Guide ...

Chief Executive Officer of Max-Migold Ltd, Paul Erubami, has said facility management can help prevent recurring building collapse in Nigeria, stressing that the common factors leading to building ...

Mr Oluwaseun Abolurin, the spokesperson for Lagos command on NSCDC disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He quoted the State Commandant, Mr Adedotun Keshinro as directing the disaster management, ...