Tag:Building Collapse

Human Settlement

Fresh collapse in Lagos as REDAN seeks review of building laws

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, July 25, 2024, confirmed fatalities on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland...

Michael Simire - July 25, 2024

Human Welfare

CORBON blames building collapses on preventable human errors

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) has identified the lack of systemic enforcement and standard regulations as the root cause of the...

Michael Simire - July 24, 2024

Human Settlement

Building collapse: When shelters become death traps

Shelter is one of the basic necessities of man. Shelter was meant to provide protection for man against stronger primates in the jungle, and...

Michael Simire - July 24, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

22 dead, 132 rescued from Plateau school building collapse

No fewer than 22 people have been confirmed dead and 132 injured in the school building collapse in Jos, Plateau State, on Friday, July...

Michael Simire - July 13, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

80-year-old woman dies in Oyingbo building collapse

Oyingbo building collapse has claimed the life of an 80-year-old-woman and displaced seven families on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The Territorial Coordinator, the National Emergency...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2023

Human Settlement

Building collapse: HEDA urges investigation of reinstatement of dismissed Lagos staff

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has voiced deep concerns over reported reinstatement of staff from the Lagos State Building Control...

Michael Simire - October 8, 2023

Human Settlement