Tag: 21-storey
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Lagos govt to demolish Ikoyi buildings, take over land
The Lagos State Government says it will demolish the remaining buildings on the land, where the 21-storey building collapsed on Gerrard Road, in Ikoyi. Dr. Idris Salako, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, disclosed this at a news conference on the handing over of the complex to the contractor for deconstruction on Thursday…
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Collapsed 21-storey building had poor workmanship – SON
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has revealed that the collapsed 21-storey high-rise building located on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, which collapsed on Nov. 1, 2021, had poor workmanship. Two engineers and staff of SON, Mr Kareem Adisa and Mr Ibrahim Aliyu, said this while testifying on Thursday at an Ikeja Coroner’s Court.