A pregnant woman was among occupants rescued from a collapsed single-storey building at Ajaye-Alagbado area of Lagos State on Tuesday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the woman was rescued by the locals at about 4.45 p.m before the arrival of the Lagos State Fire Service. The woman was taken to Ile Epo General Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Friday said it had sealed 19 more buildings on Banana Island, Ikoyi, over lack of building permits. The ministry said in statement that the exercise was in continuation of the state government’s ongoing effort at regulating physical development in the state. Dr Idris Salako, Read More…
IN PICTURE ABOVE: From Left, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Housing, Mr Wasiu Akewusola; Commissioner for Housing, Mr Akinderu Fatai; Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka and permanent secretary Ministry of Information & Strategy, Mr Sina Thorpe during a news Conference on the Launch of Website /Registration Portal and Unveiling of Lagos Read More…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Tuesday demolished a distressed two-storey building located at Olaosun close, by Abati Barracks, off Western Avenue, Lagos, after failing integrity test. The Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the defective building was pulled down after due diligence and outcome of several tests. He said that Read More…
The fate of a three storey building in Lagos is hanging in the balance as the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Friday said structural integrity test would be conducted to decide whether to demolish it or not. Director-General of LASEMA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the test on the building, located Read More…
The Lagos State Government has urged contractors and other professionals working on its various housing projects to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 operational guidelines for construction sites in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, made the appeal in a statement by the ministry’s Spokesperson, Adeola Salako, on Tuesday in Lagos. Akinderu-Fatai Read More…