By Chinwendu Uzoatu The Nigerian Institute of Builders (NIOB), Anambra State Chapter, recently held their annual week, in Awka, Anambra State capital. This year’s event with the theme, ‘The Role of Builders in Sustainable Housing Delivery’, evolved a lot of activities. Speaking with journalists at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, G.R.A. Awka, after their thanksgiving service, the chairman of the ...

Following the tragic building collapse at Odu-Igbo Market, Ochanja, Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, conducted an emergency visit to the site. Addressing a large crowd at the scene of the incident, Governor Soludo expressed deep sadness at the incident, describing it as “tragic and an incident that was not supposed to happen.” The Press Secretary to the Governor, ...

By Raymond Ozoji, Awka Officials sent by the Chairman of Ihiala Local Government Area Hon. Anayochukwu Charles Orjiako to ascertain the root cause of a building collapse at a Umuogu village Okija ward 3 were ruthlessly chased away by thugs with guns on the orders of their principal who owns the collapsed building. A source who pleaded anonymity told our ...

A multi-storey building collapsed at Lagos Street in Garki, Abuja killing about 37 people while many others are trapped on Wednesday. An eyewitness who was at the scene confirmed to an online platform (not The PUNCH) that the building housed many apartments, while the ground floor was full of shops. He said the building collapsed during the downpour which started ...

An unapproved 7-floor building under construction has collapsed in Banana Island, Lagos State, this evening. In a statement, Mukaila Sanusi, Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the ministry said few who sustained injuries are being treated. “There is no fatality. This unfortunate incident happened while casting was being done. “The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins was ...

The Lagos State Government has ordered the arrest of the developer and building professionals working on the seven-floor structure that collapsed at Oba Abiodun Oniru Road in the Iru/Victoria Island area of the state. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, made this known during his visit to the site of the building collapse on Sunday. ...

Ikeja GRA Residents Hail Him For Rehabilitating, Upgrading Roads  The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has been applauded for his “forthrightness and sincerity” in adopting the recommendations of the six-man panel set up to examine the Ikoyi building collapse. The 21-storey structure went down on November 1, last year. During a telephone interview with the Commissioner for Information and ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, set up a four-man committee led by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, an engineer, as a first step to the implementation of the report submitted by the Panel, which investigated the collapse of a 21-storey structure on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi. Other members of the committee are Head of ...

•Governor: ‘Delay in Permit, Approval Processes Inexcusable’ All buildings in Lagos State will now be issued licence for safe habitation. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, launched a rebranded Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation with the objective to safeguard residents’ lives and address the root causes of building collapse. The Governor empowered the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) ...

Building collapses in Lagos are a frequent occurence. US UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, University of the Witwatersrand The rising status of Lagos as an emerging megacity and a commercial nerve centre in sub-Saharan Africa has come with a number of challenges. One of these is the safety of buildings. Building collapses are common in Lagos – ...