Worrisome spate of building collapse in Nigeria
BUILDINGS are neither designed nor constructed to collapse. A fully or partially collapsed building is, therefore – and naturally – a failure or a failed building.
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Landlord, wives, pregnant daughter, 8 others die in Jos building collapse
The owner of the two-storey building located at Butcher Line in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State that collapsed Monday evening, Alhaji Kabiru Nalele, reportedly died in the incident alongside his two wives and nine others.
Read More Anambra sets up panel on Onitsha building collapse
ANAMBRA State government said, yesterday, it had set up a panel to probe the collapse of a three- storey building under construction at 9, Ezenwa Street, Onitsha, last week.
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ICC Nigeria says compliance to codes, standards, key to avoiding building collapse
Mr Joseph Otejere, the Chief Operating Officer, International Code Council of Nigeria, (ICC-NNC), on Thursday said compliance to Codes and Standards were key to avoiding building collapse in Nigeria.
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SON DG harps on certified materials to avert building collapse
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has advised operators and other stakeholders in the building environment to ensure the use of certified materials for building and construction to avert collapse.
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8 injured in another Ibadan building collapse
A two-storey building under construction on Tuesday collapsed in Ibadan, injuring eight persons.
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Building Collapse: Association tasks members on quality plumbing service delivery
In a bid to stem the recurrence of building collapse, the Lagos State Association of Professional Plumbers has tasked its members to contribute their quota through quality service delivery.
Read More Ita-Faaji building collapse: Finally, panel submits report, discovers 283 distressed buildings across Lagos
Barely one month after a building collapsed on 63 Massey Street, in Ita-Faaji, Lagos Island, the State Government, has disclosed that 283 distressed buildings have been detected across the state.
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4th Elan international building & construction expo to discuss building collapse
Players in the construction and building materials sub-sectors of the nation’s economy are expected to converge at the 4th International Construction, Building Materials & Technologies Exhibition which is a platform for building, construction and related industries’ operators to display their latest products, services, innovations and offer solutions to contractors, built environment professionals such as architects who are specifiers, quantity surveyors, building materials dealers and others.
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Building collapse: 30 distressed buildings demolished in Lagos Island — LASBCA
LAGOS—IN a bid to stem recurrence of building collapse in the state, the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, said, yesterday, it has pulled down 30 out of 80 distressed buildings marked for demolition in Lagos Island.
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