Nigeria: Examining Nigeria’s Preparedness to Avert, Manage Disaster

[This Day] Omolabake Fasogbon writes about how gaps in Nigerian safety policy and efforts have deepened Nigeria's vulnerability to crisis and disaster
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South Africa: New Bridge for the Community of Empangeni

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure, Minister Patricia de Lille, will hand over the latest bridge to the community of Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Namibia: Construction Workers Threaten to March to Fiscus Building

[Namibian] WORKERS constructing the B1 road between Okahandja and Windhoek have threatened to march to the minister of finance's office, if he continues to ignore them.
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Nigeria: Most Old Buildings in Lagos Have Outlived Their Usage – Expert

[Daily Trust] The President, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Peter IgbiniJesu, has said most old buildings in Lagos State have outlived their usage.
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Uganda: Contractor Fixes Dokolo Water Project Burst Pipe in Akalodong Swamp

[Nile Post] The Dokolo water project contractor M/s Zhongmei Engineering Group has restored regular water supply through Amwoma subcounty, Dokolo district after a brief disruption.
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Nigeria: How I Escaped Death in Lagos Building Collapse – Tenant

[Daily Trust] A tenant at a collapsed 3-storey building on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Engineer Adegoke Ogunbabi, has narrated his close shave with death, saying he was asleep when the building caved in.
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Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapse – More Dead Bodies Recovered As Responders Conclude Operations

[Premium Times] "All the first and major responders are still collaborating to mop up the incident scene."
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Nigeria: Updated – 10 Killed, 24 Rescued As 3-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

[Daily Trust] A member of the National Youth Service Corps identified as Oluwakemi, has been recovered dead from the rubble of the collapsed Lagos building, bringing the death toll to 10.
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Nigeria: Buhari Condoles Victims of Lagos Building Collapse

[Premium Times] The president regrettably noted that the frequency of building collapses in the country has become increasingly embarrassing.
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Nigeria: Collapsed Building – I Gave Tenants Quit Notice – Caretaker

[Premium Times] The caretaker said the occupants refused to comply with the quit notice.
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