Nigeria: Many Trapped As Four-Storey Building Collapses Near Oba of Lagos Palace
[This Day] A four-storey building has collapsed trapping several people adjacent to the Palace of the Oba of Lagos at Lagos Island, the state government has confirmed.
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Nigeria: Eight Rescued As Search for Survivors Continues in Lagos Building Collapse
[Premium Times] The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed that eight people have so far been rescued by the LASEMA team.
Nigeria: After Premium Times’ Report, Contractors Return to Complete Abandoned Road Project in Ekiti
[Premium Times] The report had captured the suffering of residents, majorly farmers, in the interconnected agrarian communities.
Zimbabwe: Proposed Construction of Cluster Houses On Mutare Wetland Elicits Objection
[New Zimbabwe] A group of youths involved in environmental protection and conservation has lobbied the government to stop the proposed construction of 23 cluster houses on a wetland in the Eastern border city of Mutare.
Nigeria: Protest As Imo Govt Orders Closure of Gas Construction Site
[Vanguard] Owerri -- The Imo state government on Wednesday ordered the stoppage of a gas construction plant in Umuriem Autonomous Community, Nekede in Owerri West Council Area of Imo state.
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded 41 Building Collapses in 17 Months, Institute Says
[Premium Times] "This means that Nigeria recorded more than two building collapse monthly. This is a worrisome trend that needs to be reversed."
Nigeria: Govt Targets 50,000 Housing Units Annually, Says Construction of 6,612 Ongoing Nationwide
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government at the weekend disclosed that it was targeting the construction of about 50,000 housing units annually, stressing that it currently has 6,612 units being developed nationwide.
Nigeria: One Dead, Five Rescued As Mosque Collapses in Lagos
[Premium Times] The mosque on Yusuf Street, off Ladipo Road, Papa Ajao, collapsed while prayer was ongoing.
Malawi: Road Contractors to Hold Vigil At Roads Fund Administration Over Delayed Mk14bn Payment
[Nyasa Times] Members of the Malawi Allied Building Contractors Association (Mabcata)--who were supposed to demonstrate Thursday against the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) for delaying to pay them K14 billion dating back to January this year--shifted ...
Kenya: President Ruto Secures $3.6 Billion for Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway Construction
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has secured $3.6 billion (Sh 477 billion) in funding from the United States to construct the 440-kilometer Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway, marking a major milestone for Kenya.
