Building collapses claim 1,574 lives in 50 years, says BCPG

Nigeria witnessed 1,574 deaths in 627 reported incidents of building collapse between 1974 and 2024, according to the Building Collapse Prevention Guild. The guide said in a release that the first recorded building collapse in Nigeria occurred in October 1974 in Oyo State, where a multi-story building collapsed due to excessive loading, killing 27 people.