Disaster Management Gaps: Recipe For Incessant Building Collapse In Nigeria By Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola | Sahara Reporters

While countries all over the world including Nigeria are currently battling with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, there are other environmental disasters throwing punches on the faces of Nigerian citizens on a regular basis. One of these environmental disasters is the incessant building collapse. The cases of building collapse have become a common phenomenon in recent years in major cities of Nigeria.

Drawing from the knowledge acquired in building technology courses while in the university, a building should be able to last for 99 years with the exception of accidents, terrorist attacks and natural hazards in climes with standard procedures for building construction. However, it is a different experience in Nigeria as there are recorded cases of building collapse during and after construction. This could be attributed to human error.

Drawing from the above cited developments, the citizens, built environment professionals and government must act accordingly to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of incessant building collapse in Nigeria. The starting point is the sensitization of citizens/building developers by the emergency management agencies and professional bodies in the built environment on the need to obtain planning permit and engage professionals in construction of their buildings.

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