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A two-storey building under construction in Jikwoyi, Abuja, collapsed on Friday, resulting in injuries to seven workers and the rescue of one trapped individual. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. while construction was ongoing.
A devastating incident in Accra, Ghana has resulted in the death of three individuals and the rescue of 20 others after a church building collapsed during a service. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collapse.
Students and faculty narrowly avoided tragedy when a four-storey school building in the Aguda area of Ogba, Lagos, crumbled on March 9. The collapse occurred just minutes after an evacuation.
Chief Gbenga Awoyale, the National President of the Iron Rod and Steel Dealers Employers Union of Nigeria, has raised concerns about alleged internal sabotage within the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) amid incidents of building collapses due to poor construction materials.
The Ondo State Government identified the use of substandard construction materials and violation of building regulations as the main factors behind the collapse of a two-storey structure in Akure on Tuesday, resulting in injuries to several workers on site.
