Naija Don Get 145 Building Collapse Wahala For 4 Years

Nigeria don record about 145 building collapse cases from 2022 to September 2025, with Lagos state dey responsible for half of dem, LEADERSHIP find out. Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) first talk say between 2022 and 2024, Nigeria see 135 collapse wahala, but for 2025 alone, Lagos get nine and Abuja get one. For just January to June 2025, Lagos alone get eight building collapse wey kill 18 people, from Lekki reach Ikorodu, Shomolu to Ojodu and Yaba. One three-storey building for Yaba collapse for September 12, 2025, while Abuja see one collapse for Lifecamp in August.

BCPG also say di first building collapse for Nigeria happen for 1974 for Oyo, wey kill 27 people.  Lagos get serious wahala with collapse too; for 2021, one tall building collapse kill 52 people, and Ikoyi 21-storey building collapse kill 46 including developer Femi Osibona. Di collapse palava show say Nigeria no dey serious with enforcement, plenty substandard materials dey everywhere and corruption full ground.  Lagos State Government set up Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) to try stop illegal building, but still, collapse dey continue. Experts talk say most building materials like blocks and iron rods no reach standard, while government agencies no dey inspect sites well. CEO of Grand Spaces Architects blame poor worker certification and bad enforcement of National Building Code. SON dey shut down illegal block factories sometimes, but na reactive move. LASBCA dey do stage-by-stage inspections now and dey seal illegal buildings, but wahala still dey. Experts warn say unless government and developers change, more building collapse go still happen because “indifference kill pass ignorance.”