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A defence witness, Ebenezer Ologuntoye in the ongoing trial of the Registered Trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nations, (SCOAN) and the two engineers that constructed the collapsed building that killed 116 people in Lagos has told a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere that the foundation of the collapsed building did not fail. Ologuntoye, a geotechnical expert also told ...

The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) on Monday called on the Nigerian government to address the menace of building collapse and sub-standard construction across the country. Akinola George, National President of the guild, made this call at a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos State. The BCPG comprises professionals from seven bodies, including the Nigerian Institute of Architect (NIA), Nigerian Institute ...

Controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze has again descended on General Overseer of Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo after his Real Estate Project surfaced online. Information had earlier gone viral that the renowned pastor unveiled his Mega Real Estate Housing Project which he reportedly called “Canaan City” However, the Free The Sheeples founder who is not relenting in his fight against Nigerian pastors, ...

Former Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Hon. Bosun Jeje is confident that the incoming governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, would regenerate buildings in Lagos Island to curb the incessant menace of building collapse in the area. Jeje during an interactive session with journalist in Lagos at the weekend said indication towards that was Sanwo-Olu’s assurance when he visited the site ...

An Ilesa High Court in Osun again ordered the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to restore electricity supply in Ijesaland, Osun State. Justice A. L. Adegoke, who gave the order on Monday, said that partial compliance with the order of the court would not be tolerated. It was reported that on March 18, the court ordered the IBEDC, to restore ...

Power distributors have declared that they are no longer responsible for the provision of meters to electricity consumers across the country. It was also gathered from the Discos that the monetary shortfall in Nigeria’s power had risen to over N1.4tn despite the marginal improvement in revenue collection by the electricity distributors on behalf of the industry. Data obtained in Abuja ...

A three-storey building has reportedly collapsed in Kakawa street, Lagos Island on Monday. According to a resident of the street, no one was trapped because the building was marked for demolition and occupants had vacated. The collapsed structure, however, affected a bungalow with three occupants. Details shortly….     READ ALSO: Lagos Govt. sets up panel to investigate Ita Faji ...

In a bid to solving the acute accommodation challenges in all the tertiary institutions in Niger state, Government has approved the construction of new set of hostels in all the institutions. The project which will be in phases will kick-start with the construction of new blocks of hostels at the state-owned Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBUL and Justice Fati Lami ...

Residents of Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State were yesterday caught unawares as what began as early morning showers suddenly became torrential rendering many homeless. Over 1,000 residents were rendered homeless, following the downpour yesterday morning that lasted over one hour. Areas affected include; Chief Eyaufe street, Lucky street by Omimi road, Okuemeva extension, Ibori road, ...

The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) have called on the Federal Government to grant Lagos State a special city status and allocate one per cent of the nation’s budget to its development. The President of LERSA, Olorogun James Emadoye said that this had become necessary given the fact that the state is a commercial hub and a mega-city. ...