Tag: #BuildingCollapse
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ILORIN BUILDING COLLAPSE: FAMILY MEMBER SAYS FIVE RELATIVES DIED, APPEALS FOR HELP
A survivor of a two-storey building collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State, says he lost five relatives in the tragedy and has appealed to the state government to support survivors receiving treatment and help the displaced family. The building, located near Masalasi Gogoro in the Popo-Giwa area, collapsed shortly after 5 a.m. on Tuesday September 1,…
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KANO BUILDINGS COLLAPSE KILL 5, 11 RESCUED
Five people, including four construction workers and a 14-year-old student, have died after two buildings under construction collapsed in separate incidents in Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service said the first incident occurred at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area, where six workers were trapped after a building collapsed. Two workers were rescued, while…
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OKO POLYTECHNIC REFUTES REPORTS OF STUDENT DEATHS IN BUILDING COLLAPSE
Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, has dismissed reports claiming that students died in the building collapse that occurred on Sunday night in Amaokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area, describing the information as false and misleading. The Polytechnic clarified that the collapsed three-storey structure was a privately owned lodge in the neighbouring Amaokpala community, not on…
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REGULATORY FAILURES BEHIND ALAKIJA BUILDING COLLAPSE, EXPERT SAYS
An environmentalist, Mr Philip Jakpor, has described the collapse of a three-storey building in the Alakija area of Lagos as evidence of persistent regulatory failure in Nigeria’s construction sector. Jakpor made the assertion in an interview on Monday June 29 in Lagos. According to him, the incident reflects a pattern of building collapses recorded across…
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LASEMA REASSURES LAGOS RESIDENTS AFTER EBUTE META BUILDING COLLAPSE
Urgent rescue efforts underway, strict building code enforcement promised to prevent future tragedies. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, assured residents of ongoing rescue operations and thorough investigations following the Ebute Meta building collapse. Six people have been rescued alive, four recovered dead. LASEMA urges public cooperation with regulations and calls…
