Incessant building collapse: A case of a hotel in Akure, Nigeria

Abstract

This article examines the case of structural failure that occurred recently to a hotel building that was under construction in Akure, Nigeria. A brief history of structural failure in developed countries and how such failures have been reduced to the barest minimum level is also examined. The issue of punitive measures that should be given to offenders were stressed. Proposed preventive measures are also suggested in the Nigerian context in order to reduce and possibly stop the incessant cases of building collapses.