Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/lagos-rainstorm-builders-seek-professionals-collaboration-to-stem-impacts/ Against the backdrop of last week’s rainstorm which wrecked havoc in various parts of Lagos, the Nigerian Institute of Building NIOB has called for a result-oriented synergy among building construction professionals to ensure that such occurrences are nipped in the bud. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:59:00 +0100 vanguardngr en vanguardngr-ab04ec18fb4968a94ae8f9306036af91 6.43919 3.42348 20120221005900 http://www.guardiannewsngr.com//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77626:the-rainstorm-in-lagos-&catid=37:editorial&Itemid=612 THE 15-minute rainstorm that swept through Lagos metropolis in the early hours of Monday February 13, 2012 patently exposed the lack of preparedness of both the government and the people for the turbulent consequences that, predictably, may accompany the global change in climate. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:11:00 +0100 guardiannewsngr en guardiannewsngr-1640a439375fa6d908ae7abdb0b8e95e 6.43919 3.42348 20120220011100