A Worrying Number
René Ammann
9. January 2023
The article further states that "between October 1974 to November 2022, Nigeria has recorded a total of 541 incidents of building collapse," including the high-profile collapse of the 19-story Bank of Industry building in Lagos, pictured here, in March 2006. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Approximate number of buildings that collapsed in Nigeria in the year 2022 (according to a report of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild): 61
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