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Nigeria: 10 Killed, 24 Rescued As 3-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
Daily Trust, 1 May 2022
A member of the National Youth Service Corps identified as Oluwakemi, has been recovered dead from the rubble of the collapsed Lagos building, bringing the death toll to 10. Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Condoles Victims of Lagos Building Collapse
Premium Times, 2 May 2022
The president regrettably noted that the frequency of building collapses in the country has become increasingly embarrassing. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapse - More Dead Bodies Recovered As Responders Conclude Operations
Premium Times, 2 May 2022
"All the first and major responders are still collaborating to mop up the incident scene." Read more »
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Nigeria: Collapsed Building - I Gave Tenants Quit Notice - Caretaker
Premium Times, 2 May 2022
The caretaker said the occupants refused to comply with the quit notice. Read more »
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Nigeria: Building Collapses Are All Too Common in Lagos. Here's Why
The Conversation Africa, 22 August 2021
The rising status of Lagos as an emerging megacity and a commercial nerve centre in sub-Saharan Africa has come with a number of challenges. One of these is the safety of… Read more »
Death Toll Rises in Lagos Building Collapse
The National Emergency Management Agency has said that the death toll at the collapsed three-storey building in the Ebute Metta area has increased to 10.
It is not clear how many occupants were in the building, which is located in a densely populated area.
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families of those who died, or were injured.
Lagos recorded five such incidents in 2021, including one in November in which more than 40 people died when a high rise building under construction, crumbled on workers. In January 2022 a church collapsed in the southern city of Asaba, killing three people.
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The rising status of Lagos as an emerging megacity and a commercial nerve centre in sub-Saharan Africa has come with a number of challenges. One of these is the safety of ... Read more »
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Two more bodies have been found in the rubble of the Ikoyi buidling that collapsed in Lagos on November 1, 2021. The total number of deaths now stands at 38 on November 11, ... Read more »
