Tag: building
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Building collapse incidents rose by 122% in 2019
The number of building collapse incidents in Nigeria more than doubled last year compared to 2018, just as more people died and a greater number sustained injuries, findings by Daily Trust have shown. An analysis of data on collapsed buildings collated by Daily Trust between 2018 and 2019, showed that 40 cases of building collapse…
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Ekiti government seals off house allegedly belonging to Fayose
Two buildings in Ado Ekiti purportedly linked to the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, have been sealed off by the state government for lack of an approved plan and permit. The state government, through the Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning and Urban Development, said the erection of the buildings contravened the…
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Fayose commissions building, names it after impeached Speaker
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has inaugurated the Speaker’s Residence. The newly inaugurated Speaker’s Residence was named after the immediate ex-Speaker and called “The Rt. Hon Kola Oluwawole’s Residence.” Recall that Oluwawole was impeached on Thursday by 14 of the 26 members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly. Fayose, at the inauguration, told Oluwawole…
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BREAKING: Three feared dead as building collapses in Abuja
No fewer than three persons have been killed, while several others were injured after a building under construction collapsed in Abuja on Friday. According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru [TNG], the victims were said to be labourers working on the construction site, at Jabi Junction, close to a popular Rukkayat plaz in Abuja. The collapse reportedly…
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JUST IN: Another 3-storey building collapses in Lagos [Photos]
Another three-storey building on Tuesday collapsed at Ilufe road, Alaba International Market at the Ojo area of Lagos, TheNewsGuru.com authoritatively reports. Confirming the incident to TheNewsGuru.com, the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu said there was no life lost nor injuries sustained. According to Tiamiyu, the three-storey building…
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BREAKING: 4 feared dead as building collapses in Owerri, Imo [Photos]
No fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead while six others were rescued alive from a three-storey building collapse in Imo state. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at No.9 Egbu road, by fire service junction in Owerri. Reports say that the cause of the building collapse is due to structural defect as the…
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JUST IN: Panic as another four-storey building collapses In Lagos [Photos]
A four-storey building has collapsed at Tokunbo Street, off Odunfa, Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with many people still trapped in the debris. The building is said to be owned by Kafo Family which was reportedly managed by Isola Costa. It collapsed around 3.00pm. Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe said five people had…
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Building collapse: Lagos arraigns Lekki Gardens MD, others for manslaughter
The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr Richard Nyong before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere over alleged complicity in the events leading to the collapse of a building in Lekki area of the State on March 10, 2016. Nyong was arraigned alongside others before Justice…
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6 die in London tower block fire, toll expected to rise
Police said Wednesday that six people have been confirmed dead in a huge fire at a London tower block and the death toll is expected to rise. Fire engulfed the 24-storey block of flats in central London in the early hours of Wednesday. No fewer than 50 people were injured and some residents were trapped…
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Just in: Another two-storey building collapses in Lagos
Barely three days in which a 3-storey building collapsed at Ilasamaja area of Lagos, another two-storey building collapsed on Saturday at Ebute Meta area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The building, located at Cole Street, Ebute Meta according to an eye witness account was under renovation when it collapsed during the heavy downpour of Saturday. A…