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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Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapse – ‘Owner Got Approval to Construct 15 Floors, but Built 21’

[Premium Times] "He got an approval for a 15-storey building and he exceeded his limit. I am on ground here and the materials he used are so inferior and terrible."
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Nigeria: At Least 50 Persons Trapped’ in Lagos Building Collapse

[Premium Times] Emergency responders are yet to arrive at the scene, as of the time of filing this report.
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Nigeria: Lagos High-Rise Collapses, Burying Workers

[DW] A 21-story building under construction in the Nigerian commercial capital has collapsed, burying workers. Emergency crews and neighbors are digging frantically in an attempt to save people trapped in the rubble.
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