Nigeria records 553 building collapse incidences 

The National Council of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, has said a total of 553 buildings collapsed for the past five decades in Nigeria as of April 2023.

It also stated that this development had left hundreds dead, and several others injured.

This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the 12th meeting of the National Council of Lands, Housing and Urban Development held in Kaduna and read by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa on Friday 

The communique noted the “purpose of the Council Meeting is for relevant stakeholders in the Housing Sector from the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory to deliberate and adopt policy measures toward addressing challenges associated with harnessing local and international credit schemes as a panacea for affordable housing delivery under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It is also an avenue for accelerated housing development and eventual job creation, social inclusion and economic development.

According to the minister, “The Meeting reviewed a total number of Sixty-Two (62) Memoranda submitted by the stakeholders of which Eighteen (18) were actionable while Thirty-Two (32) were informative and Twelve (12) were stepped down.