Building Collapse

Breaking: 10 fatalities confirmed as building collapses in Ibadan

A weehours building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday has claimed 10 lives while seven others were injured. The tragedy...

Just in: Two-storey building collapses in Kano, leaves two dead, others injured

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed on Thursday that two lives were lost while two people were injured when a two-storey building...

Breaking: Tragedy strikes in Lagos as building collapses, claiming three lives

A building collapsed in the wee hours of Thursday at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland, Lagos, claiming the lives of three site workers. Dr....

Building collapse: Nigeria reports 22 incidents, 33 fatalities in 7 months – COREN

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has reported a disturbing trend of structural failures, with 22 buildings collapsing across...

Updated: Abuja building collapse: Four people rescued as rescue operation continues

Rescue teams have rescued four people trapped in the debris of a collapsed two-story building adjacent to the Cupid Hotel on Sultan Dansuki...

Breaking: Two-storey building collapses in Abuja, trapping several people

A partial collapse of a two-storey residential building occurred in Abuja early Saturday morning, with several people trapped. The structure, situated adjacent to...

17 fatalities recorded in Plateau school building collapse, 43 hospitalized

No fewer than 17 students have been confirmed dead and scores of others hospitalised as a two-storey school building collapsed in Plateau State...

Breaking: Many worshippers feared dead in Lagos mosque collapse

A mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Lagos on Sunday afternoon, leaving many worshippers feared dead. The mosque collapsed while the...

Teenage girl escapes death, rescued from rubble of collapsed storey building in Lagos

Several hours after one-storey building collapsed in Ebute Meta on Lagos mainland on Friday morning, rescue operation has saved the life a 12-year-old...

Just in: Another storey building collapses in Abuja, welcoming new FCT minister as many feared dead

Amid threats by the new Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to restore the city’s master plan and demolish some houses, a storey...

Tragedy as mosque collapses during Asr prayer, killing four worshippers

The Muslim community in Kaduna State was thrown into grief on Friday as the Central Mosque in Zaria, Southern Kaduna collapsed, killing at...

The Day in Pictures: Collapsed Fence Kills Two Construction Workers, Injures Four Others in Abuja

TWO persons have died after a fence adjacent to the building under construction fell and trapped six workers on site around Ademola Adetokunbo...

Revealed! What caused Banana Island seven-storey building to fall, no fatality

The Lagos Banana Island seven-storey building, still under construction, was brought down by a truck which rammed into it, Lagos State Government officials...

Seven-storey building crumbles in Lagos Island, many feared dead

Another multi-storey building has collapsed in Lagos with several people trapped. The building still under construction collapsed at Banana Island in the Ikoyi...

FCT Minister orders arrest of housing officials, developer over Gwarimpa building collapse

Mallam Muhammad Bello, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered security agencies to arrest the officials of the Federal Housing...

Aftermath of building collapse: Lagos Physical Planning Commissioner quits

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. Although the commissioner did...