The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to remove about 50 distressed buildings in the state to tame cases of building collapse. The government disclosed that in the last one year, it had removed about 70 distressed buildings, noting that more would be removed soon.   General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Abiola…

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) yesterday lamented alleged police harassment and obstruction of some of its officials who were on enforcement duty

The obvious absence of strict enforcement of laws, especially as it relates to building control appears to have worsened incidences of building collapse, loss of lives and properties in recent times in Lagos State.

A twin boy, Kehinde Okedairo, aged three died on Monday night when another marked distressed three-storey building collapsed at the popular Oju-Ina area of Agarawu in Lagos Island. The boy, who was sleeping with his mother in their room at No 4, Hassani Lane, Agarawu, died when the building at the back, marked for demolition…

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA) has embarked on public sensitisation to inform residents that all buildings in the state must have valid building approval plan. Mr Olalekan Shodehinde, the General Manager, LASBCA, made this known at a sensitisation through the Lagos metropolis of Yaba, Tejuosho and Oyingbo area of the state. Shodehinde said…

Speaking at the forum, LASBCA General Manager, Mr. Dotun Lasoju, an engineer amplified the current mantra of LASBCA, zero tolerance for building collapse.