The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the immediate reinstatement of Gbolahan Oki, the suspended General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA). The suspension took effect from 1 November 2021, following the collapse of a 21-storey high-rise building along Gerrard Road in Ikoyi. A statement signed by the Head Read More…
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), said before a Coroner’s Inquest to the collapse of the 21-storey building at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, that construction of the three high-rise blocks began before provisional approval was granted. Counsel for LASBCA, Mr A.S Odugbemi, made the assertion while questioning Mr Muritala Olawale, the Managing Director of Read More…
A structural engineer, Mr Muritala Olawale, has told an Inquest he cannot vouch for the integrity of the remaining two high-rises (Block A and C) at the site of the collapsed 21-storey building at Ikoyi. Olawale, Managing Director of Prowess Engineering Nigeria Ltd, made the revelation while answering questions at the Coroner’s Inquest constituted to Read More…
Death toll now 43 With an additional body found on Saturday evening, after the announcement of the official figure of 42, the death toll at the collapse of the 21-story building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi is now 43. The additional figure was announced by Channels Television in its news broadcast at 10pm on Saturday. According Read More…
A report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) says the casualty figure at the collapsed 21-storey high-rise building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, now stands at 39. Among the dead, according to NAN quoting a reliable source, is MD/CEO Fourscore Homes, owner of the collapsed building, Femi Osibona. The report says the bodies retrieved from Read More…
In picture above: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (second right), Commissioner for Special Duties & Inter-Government Relations, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins (right) and Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu (left) during a revisit to the site of the Ikoyi building collapse, on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Credit: LASG The Lagos State Read More…