The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, the regulatory body governing the practice of engineering has said that Nigeria recorded 22 building collapses between January to July 2024.
The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja.
The news conference is themed, ’’The Incessant Spate of Building Collapse in Nigeria in Recent Times – A Call for Sustainable Collaboration by All Stakeholders.”
Abubakar said that from January to 14 July, alone, at least 22 cases of building collapse have been reported in Nigeria with Lagos accounting for 27.27 per cent, Abuja and Anambra 18.18 per cent each.
He added that Ekiti and Plateau followed with 9.09 per cent each and Kano, Taraba and Niger states accounted for 4.55 per cent each.
He said, ’’Records also showed that Lagos takes the lead in the incidences of building collapse.
’’As a matter of fact, over 91 buildings have collapsed resulting in the death of over 354 persons in Lagos from 2012 to date.
