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

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