Ikoyi building collapse
10 Nov 2021
The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) Lagos State Branch is greatly saddened by the unfortunate death of scores of people at the construction site on Gerrard Road
5 Nov 2021
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo expressed sadness over the collapse of a high-rise building under construction on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Nov. 1.
4 Nov 2021
As the death toll rises to 38 in the 21-story collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos, families have continued to asked questions with little answers provided to calm their nerves. Distraught father of Emmanuel Abel, a 16-year-year-old apprentice, Abel Godwin, is worried about the fate of his son who left Abuja for Lagos with his master,…
4 Nov 2021
The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building in an upscale area of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has risen to 36, the emergency services said Thursday. The cause of the incident is unknown but building collapses are tragically common in Africa's most populous country, where millions live in dilapidated properties and construction standards…
3 Nov 2021
Two more bodies were pulled out early Wednesday from the debris of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building, bringing the death toll to 22 people, the emergency services said. The 21-storey building was still under construction when it crumbled on Monday in the upscale Ikoyi neighbourhood of Nigeria's commercial capital. Rescuers said Wednesday they had recovered…
2 Nov 2021
The death toll from the collapsed 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi has risen to 15, the National Emergency Management Agecny said on Tuesday afternoon. "We have recovered more bodies. The death toll now stands at 15, while nine were pulled out alive," Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency. Rescue operations were still…
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