The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning about a looming building collapse at the Mopol 20 Barracks in Ikeja. The state’s emergency management agency, LASEMA, is preparing to initiate an urgent evacuation of the old block 3 section of the barracks due to the deteriorating structural integrity. EDITOR’S PICKS Japan’s Next PM Vows … Read more
COREN reports 22 building collapses in Nigeria from January to July 2024, with Lagos leading incidents. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) reported that Nigeria experienced 22 building collapses from January to July 2024, resulting in 33 deaths. COREN President Sadiq Abubakar announced these statistics at a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to decongest its head office in Abuja and transfer some of its departments to Lagos State. The apex bank made this known in an Internal memo seen on Saturday. The apex bank stated that the move is meant to increase the productivity … Read more
In the heart of Ketu, Lagos, a once-vibrant school-turned-residential building known as Agboye Estate now stands as a haunting symbol of abandonment and peril. The recent partial collapse of this massive structure on a sombre Sunday afternoon sent shockwaves rippling through the community, baring the raw wounds of neglect and indifference. As the rain … Read more