Nigeria: Lagos Govt Backtracks, Says Collapsed 21-Storey Building Got Approval

[Premium Times] "The approval was done about three years ago, it is not something new, it is the construction that failed apparently from what we can see."
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Nigeria: Collapsed 21-Storey Ikoyi Building – Sanwo-Olu Orders Immediate Probe

[This Day] Lagos, Abuja -- The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered an immediate investigation into yesterday's collapse of a 21-storey building situated on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which was still under construction.
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Nigeria: Collapsed 21-Storey Ikoyi Building – Sanwo-Olu Orders Immediate Probe

[This Day] Lagos, Abuja -- The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered an immediate investigation into yesterday's collapse of a 21-storey building situated on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which was still under construction.
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Nigeria: At Least 3 Dead After High Rise in Nigeria Collapses

[VOA] Lagos -- A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city, killing at least three people and leaving dozens more missing, officials and witnesses said on Monday.
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Ghana: Construction of Flats for BPA Staff Begins

[Ghanaian Times] Jama -- Construction has begun on six blocks of flats with each consisting of two-bedroom staff accommodation for workers of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) at Jama in the Savannah Region.
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Ghana: Tamso Compound Gets Community Centre

[Ghanaian Times] Tamso Compound -- A new one-storey community centre was inaugurated on Saturday, at Tamso Compound, near Tarkwa, in the Western Region.
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Egypt: Sisi Reiterates Egypt’s Firm Stance to Reach Legally-Binding Deal On GERD

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has reiterated Egypt's firm position on the need for actively engaging in negotiations to reach a legally binding agreement on filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under the umbrella of the African Union and in line with the UN Security Council presidential statement in this regard.
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Cameroon: Foumbot – New Sultan Lays Referral Hospital Foundation Stone

[Cameroon Tribune] His Majesty Mforifoum Mbombo Njoya Nabil chaired the event for the construction of Cameroon's pioneer private referral hospital on October 27, 2021.
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Nigeria: 15-Floor Plan – Consultant’s Advice Ignored On Collapsed 21-Floor Tower in Lagos

[Vanguard] Lagos -- It was a black Monday in Lagos yesterday, as a 21-storey building under construction on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos , collapsed, burying an unspecified number of persons under the rubble.
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Nigeria: Obasanjo, Osinbajo, Ooni, Others Call for Partnership At Housing Fair

[This Day] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibajo, SAN; and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; were speakers at The National House Fair 5.0 organised by Abuja-based real estate firm BSTAN Homes between 7th and 10 October, 2021 at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja.
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