Building collapse

November 16, (THEWILL) – A two-storey building, on Thursday, collapsed in Lagos, killing at least one person. The building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of the State, suffered...

October 01, (THEWILL) - BUA Cement Plc has announced price reduction of cement to N3,500 per bag effective Monday, October 2, 2023. The company made the announcement in a statement on Sunday evening. The statement reads: “We refer to our previous...

September 02, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government has advised residents of the State capital and its environs and State Ministries and agencies, to obtain planning permits before they embark on physical development and construction activities. The Executive Chairman, Bayelsa...

August 24, (THEWILL) - Shocked by the report that scores have been killed, after a two-storey building collapsed on Wednesday night, at the Federal Capital Territory—FCT, Civil Rights Advocacy Group, HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA), has tasked...

August 24, (THEWILL) - The newly- elected President of Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), Bisi Adedire, has promised that the association under him would strive to ensure the continuity and sustenance of existing...

August 24, (THEWILL) - Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate arrest of the owner of a two-storey building which collapsed on Wednesday, in Abuja. THEWILL reports that a two-storey building located at Lagos...

August 09, (THEWILL) - Leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, has put in place plans to establish a Block Moulders Academy, as part of efforts aimed at stemming the spate of building collapse in the country. According to the...

July 03, (THEWILL) - Several persons have been reportedly trapped in a four-storey building that collapsed at Life Camp, Jabi, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. THEWILL gathered that the building, which was still under construction, collapsed at about 4pm...

April 23, (THEWILL) - A three-storey building, under construction, at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa area of Lagos State, has collapsed. This is coming barely 24 hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, inspected and ordered the demolition of...

April 12, (THEWILL) - A seven-storey building under construction has collapsed in Lagos. A statement by the Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said the building collapsed at Banana Island, Ikoyi,...