LIST OF REASONS

INTRO:   Incessant collapse of buildings in Nigeria are due to professional incompetence, faulty foundation, overload, change in structural design, fake or substandard products, natural disasters, and age. The increasing spate of buildings collapse in Nigeria inspired this post. The most macabre of the horrible incidences was the September 12, 2014 SCOAN Church building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria which claimed a total of 115 lives who were mostly South Africans. The Church argued that the collapse was caused by an unidentified aircraft which allegedly hovered over the building before it crumbled. While the unidentified aircraft theory remains contestable, the real reasons why buildings collapse are hereunder discussed.   The reasons for and causes of building collapse in Nigeria are as follows:   Professional Incompetence:  Some of the civil engineers parading the streets and offices for contracts are quacks, while majority of the...