Focus on Africa - How can building collapses in Nigeria be prevented?
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Early findings into why a school building in Nigeria's Plateau state collapsed killing more than 20 children, have revealed many shortcomings. But the tragedy was one of more than 20 reported cases in the past few months. How can rules and regulations be tightened to prevent building collapses?
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Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Nyasha Michelle, Sunita Nahar, Victor Sylver and Claudia Efemini in London. Blessing Aderogba in Lagos.
Technical Producer: Ricardo McCarthy
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
Published on Friday, 19th July 2024.
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