Tag: Building collapse

  • One Feared Dead As Building Collapse In Akure

    One Feared Dead As Building Collapse In Akure

    An elderly woman died on Tuesday morning in Akure after a building partially collapsed in the Ondo State capital.

    According to eyewitnesses, the occupants of the building were thrown into panic when part of the building caved in at about 3am while most of them were fast asleep.

    But seven other persons, who also live in the house, were rescued by neighbours who raced to the scene of the incident.

    While police authorities in Ondo have yet to make an official statement regarding the incident, the body of the woman killed was moved to the morgue by policemen at the scene.

    More to follow…

  • BREAKING: Five feared dead in Abia building collapse

    BREAKING: Five feared dead in Abia building collapse

    About five persons have reportedly died in a building collapse incident in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State.

    Information about the incident is still sketchy but The Nation gathered that one person, who was rescued from the rumble, is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

    Sources informed the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday after torrential rain on Tuesday.

    It was gathered the deceased and survivor were homeless residents that usually take refuge in the building still undergoing construction at night.

    The cause of the collapse has been attributed to the use of substandard materials by the contractor.

    Details shortly…

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  • 77 escape death as building collapses in Lagos

    77 escape death as building collapses in Lagos (photos)

    Seventy-seven occupants of a 20-room building narrowly escaped death after the building they occupy collapsed in Ajegunle, a Lagos slum today September 10.

    The storey building located at 26, Afolabi Alasia Street, Gaskiya Road in Ijora Badia, was said to have been physically defective as it had visible cracks and showed signs of deterioration long before it collapsed from the rear today.

    According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), there were 29 adults comprising 14 females and 15 males as well as 48 children in the premises when it collapsed and thankfully no life was lost.

  • Building collapse: NIOB seeks implementation of physical planning law in Ogun

    Building collapse: NIOB seeks implementation of physical planning law in Ogun

    The Nigerian Institute of Building(NIOB) on Friday  called on the Ogun government to ensure immediate implementation and enforcement of the Urban and Physical Planning Law 2005 of the state.

    Mr Yinka  Olatunji,  the Chairman of the institute in Ogun, stated this after a walk within Abeokuta metropolis to celebrate the 2020 Builders Day.

    Olatunji said it was important for the law to be implemented and enforced,  saying this would check building construction deficiency which could lead to collapse.

    The chairman added that it remained the duty of the government to monitor building production process as part of the provisions of the law which had been overlooked.

    “Ogun State Government needs to implement the Urban and Physical Planning Law 2005; it is important if we want to have quality building construction and also avoid building collapse.

     

    “We must put a stop to building collapse in the country. That is why we have chosen this day to sensitise members of the public to create awareness on how we can have safe building production process .

    “It is only a builder that is certified under the law that should  engage in this practice. It is when people try to cut corners and engage unprofessional persons that we have disasters later,”he said.

    He said that the institute would continue to support the government in nation building,  adding that building professionals would save the country from avoidable building collapse.

    In her remarks, Mrs Fatima Osho,  the Registrar of NIOB, stated that the use of quacks and substandard materials contribute to building collapse in the country.

    Osho noted that the institute had to embark on the sensitisation campaign in order to let the pubic know that they must engage professionals in the building industry.

    She also advised government to ensure that government contractors were monitored to check sharp practices.