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Nigeria: Govt Announces New National Building Code
Guardian, 13 June 2018
The Federal Government yesterday announced a new national building code that will regulate construction with the aim of improving on measures to safeguard lives and property in the… Read more »
New Housing Code Tightens Laws on Nigerian Buildings
The number of deaths during building collapses and the risks associated with incorrect building plans and shoddy workmanship, has had the government adopt deliberate measures to stop the avoidable loss of life and property, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said.
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Reports say that the cause of the building collapse is a structural defect. The landlord is alleged to have added two more floors to the building without approval. Read more »
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Widespread protests against the collapse of buildings across the country have led the Standards Organization of Nigeria to establish a technical committee to investigate after ... Read more »
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Prophet TB Joshua is facing trial over the collapse of his church building on 16 September, 2014, where at least 116 people died. Self-confessed kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme ... Read more »
