Building Collapse

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...

Just in: Lagos Sunday night three-storey building collapse: Death toll rises to five

Late Sunday night three-storey building collapse in Lagos has so far claimed five lives including a mother and her son. Several other occupants...

Ikoyi skyscraper collapse update : Death toll rises to 36, NEMA confirms

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As ongoing operations to rescue those still trapped in the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey Ikoyi skyscraper building in...