Lagos State recorded the lowest incidence of building collapse in the last two decades in 2025.
The state government attributed the achievement to improved regulatory enforcement and stakeholder collaboration.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Mrs Olayinka Abdul, disclosed this on Thursday during a sensitisation campaign with market leaders at the Alimosho Local Government Secretariat.
Abdul was represented by the agency’s Director of Business Development, Mrs Abimbola Adenote.
The sensitisation was on the implementation of the state’s Certified Structural Integrity Programme (CSIP).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CSIP would make structural integrity testing mandatory every five years for all buildings in the state to ensure their safety and habitability.
Abdul said the improvement reflected the impact of stronger regulatory oversight, proactive inspections and increased compliance with building standards.
According to her, Nigeria recorded more than 180 cases of building collapse from 2005 to 2022, with Lagos accounting for over 60 per cent of the cases.
She said that recent interventions by the state government had, however, begun to reverse the trend.
“The progress demonstrates that when political will, technical expertise and public interest align, meaningful change is possible,” she said.
Abdul said the government had strengthened building control through review and enforcement of building regulations, enhanced monitoring by relevant agencies and stricter compliance measures.
She disclosed that the government recently sealed 827 construction sites for violations of destructive and non-destructive testing requirements.
She said that LSMTL had introduced additional quality assurance measures, including mandatory signing and sealing of laboratory data and intensified audit processes.
Abdul added that the agency introduced laboratory comparison exercises and the inclusion of weather information in non-destructive testing reports.
She said the reforms were designed to improve the credibility, accuracy and reliability of construction materials testing in Lagos.
The general manager urged all stakeholders to support the state government’s efforts to prevent structural failures and safeguard lives and property.
