No fewer than 70 houses built on unapproved sites within the Lekki-Ajah axis will be pulled down, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, pronounced on Saturday. The affected structures, most of which have been completed by their owners, are built on the right of way of tertiary canals and access roads. Sanwo-Olu led the Deputy […]
Google to purchase fitness tracker Fitbit in multibillion-dollar deal Four persons escaped death in another uncompleted four different two-storey buildings, which collapsed at about 4:10p.m at Glover Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday. The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview in Lagos. According to him, […]
A 60-year-old woman, identified as Jokotade Olaniyi,on New Year Day, narrowly escaped death when fire engulfed a one-storey building and a bungalow in Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State. Our correspondent who visited the scence, gathered that the fire which razed the two buildings located at 43 Ifelodun Street, Bariga, started at about […]
A foremost Estate surveyor and valuer, Chief Damian Okolo, has attributed the frequent collapse of buildings in the country to general decadence in the society. Okolo, who is also a lawyer and chartered administrator, said that it was because of the decay in the society that people build without approved plan designed by qualified architects […]
The Nigerian Community in South Africa have confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone from Pretoria, South Africa, that the attacks began at 4.00 a.m. He said that the union had reported the incident to […]