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    Niger govt. disburses N50m to victims of mining pit collapse

    The Niger Government has disbursed N50 million as support to victims of the June mining pit collapse in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state that killed 14 people. Alhaji Abubakar Usman,  Secretary to the Niger Government, said in Minna on Thursday that the fund was a relief support and not a compensation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

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    NEMA confirms 2 dead, 2 injured in Kano building collapse

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday confirmed two persons dead and two injured in a two-storey building collapsed at Noman’s Land Fagge Local Government Area of Kano. Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. He said, “The agency received a distress call today at about…

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    Sanwo-Olu harps on  professionalism to curb building collapse

    The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has emphasised the importance of professionalism and adherence to building regulations in addressing building collapse in the state. Sanwo-Olu said this at the second edition of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) stakeholders engagement, on Thursday, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the LASBCA stakeholders engagement, which focused…

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    Village head says 4 more bodies recovered in Niger mining pit collapse

    The bodies of the remaining four trapped miners in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger had been recovered. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, Village Head of Galadima-Kogo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. NAN reports that 14 person lost their lives in the incident, while eight were rescued with…

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    Niger gov’t offers N50m support to victims of mining pit collapse

    Niger Government has offered the sum of N50 million as relief support to families and victims of the June 14 mining pit collapse in Shiroro Local Government Area, which killed 14 persons. Alhaji Abubakar Usman, Secretary to the Niger Government, announced this  while inaugurating a 13- member committee on Tuesday in Minna, to disburse the money to the victims. No…

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    Death toll rises to 5 in Lagos building collapse

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the death toll in the building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state had risen to five person. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the total number of death was now five…

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    Breaking – 3 die in Lagos building collapse

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson…

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    FEMD raises alarm over rising cases of building collapse in FCT

     The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has raised alarm over increased incidences of building collapse, fire outbreak and flood in the territory. The acting Director-General (D-G) of the department, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, raised the alarm during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Wenegieme said that the department had responded to seven emergencies between June 24 and July…

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    Housing Minster orders investigation into Jos building collapse

    The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has called for immediate investigation into the Saint Academy School building collapse in the Busa Buji area of Plateau State. Dangiwa, who made the call on Saturday in Abuja, while reacting to the school building collapse. He directed the Plateau State Controller of the Ministry to spearhead a comprehensive investigation to…

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    School building collapse: NGO berates regulatory agencies for negligence

    Save-Public-Education-Campaign, an NGO has reiterated the need for governments at all levels to ensure school safety for innocent students seeking education. The Coordinator, Save-Public-Education-Campaign, Vivian Bello, was reacting to the Jos School building collapse in a statement to newsmen, in Abuja on Saturday. Bello, while expressing deep shock and profound sadness at the tragic incident on July 12 at the…

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    Tinubu sympathises with victims of building collapse in Plateau

    President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the tragic collapse of a school building, which resulted in multiple deaths and many surviving victims in Jos, Plateau, with profound grief. His spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Friday, said the President described the incident as a huge loss to the nation, as well as a devastating development – too excruciating…

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    School Building Collapse: Plateau Govt. confirms 22 dead, 132 injured

    The Plateau State Government has confirmed 22 deaths and 132 injured persons, from the Jos collapsed school building. Mr Musa Ashoms, the commissioner for Information, said six of the injured were in critical condition. Ashoms said that those njured were receiving treatment in various tertiary health facilities in the state, while the bodies of the deceased had been deposited in…

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    National grid fully restored after partial collapse -TCN

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says  national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of the grid at about 3.09 p.m. on Saturday. She stated that operators commenced restoration efforts immediately after the…

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    LASEMA rescues 7 in Lagos building collapse

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has rescued seven people who were trapped in a two-storey building that collapsed in Mushin. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the incident happened at No. 12, Cameron Str., of Ewenla, Mushin, Lagos. “The LASEMA Response Team arrived at the scene…

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    Another Niger mine collapse: FG warns against illegal operations

    The Federal Government has warned against illegal mining operations, where owners of land mines allow illegal miners to operate. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Alake issued the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Saturday in Abuja. The warning was issued in the aftermath of another incident of a mine collapse in…

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    1 dead, 5 rescued as mosque collapses in Lagos

    The Lagos Emergency Management Agency  (LASEMA) says five persons have been rescued and one dead body recovered from a collapsed mosque  at Papa Ajao, Mushin, on Sunday. Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, made this known  in a statement in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said that the mosque located on Yusuf Street, off Ladipo Road, Papa Ajao, collapsed while prayer was…

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    No life lost in Niger building collapse – NSEMA

    The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), has said that no life was lost in a building collapse at Sabon-Gari area of Minna metropolis in Niger. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Saturday. Baba-Arah said the agency received a distress call at about 3:15 p.m. on Friday of a building…

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