9 h. ago Seven construction workers trapped in Bauchi building collapse

A Bauchi building collapse on Sir Kashim Ibrahim Street trapped seven workers. Emergency services successfully rescued all seven alive from the rubble. Read More: https://punchng.com/seven-construction-workers-trapped-in-bauchi-building-collapse/

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5 d. ago Good Governance: Cleric, Others Hail AbdulRazaq As Associate Lifts 200 Business Owners

A prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sohibul Bayan, Sheikh Umar Faruq Babatunde has described the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as  a God- sent leader. He said Governor AbdulRazaq remains the only governor in the history of the state that worked round the clock for six years, noting that ” construction workers were even on project […]

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2 w. ago Building Collapse: Ebonyi Govt Takes Steps To Forestall Reoccurrence

The Ebonyi State Commissioner of Capital City Development and Urban Planning Chief Sunday Elechi Inyima has revealed that the State Government has an initiative plan to halt the incessant collapse of buildings within the State. Chief Inyima maintained that, before now, the State has been experiencing building collapses and noted that the occurrence is not […]

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2 w. ago Building code needs backing of NASS to make it effective — Awobodu

Mr Kunle Awobodu,  a former President of the Nigerian Institute of Building, Building Collapse Prevention Guild, in this interview with DAYO AYEYEMI, sheds light on the domestication of the National Building Code and the need for legislative supports to make its implementation  across states more effective. He also spoke about the danger associated with the […]

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2 w. ago Kaduna, Edo, Bauchi lead states trapped in foreign debt spiral

A new analysis of state finances has revealed that at least ten Nigerian states are heavily exposed to foreign debt, read more Kaduna, Edo, Bauchi lead states trapped in foreign debt spiral

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2 w. ago Reps to accelerate legislative framework on national building code

"It is very embarrassing to learn that 681 buildings have been recorded to have collapsed in Nigeria so far. ..

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2 w. ago South Korea rescuers deploy explosives to reach workers trapped in collapsed building

South Korean rescuers on Tuesday used controlled explosives to bring down two unstable structures at a power station in the city of Ulsan

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4 w. ago Ikoyi building collapse: BCPG seeks strict enforcement of building codes

Seeking ways to prevent the recourrence of the tragic collapse of the high-rise building on Gerrald Road, Ikoyi, which occurred on November 1, 2021, exactly four years ago, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) is calling on government agencies to embark on enforcement of building codes consistently and transparently in order to change the trajectory […]

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