### [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### Abuja
# Five people are killed after a three-story building under construction collapsed in Abuja, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260517/06f30c5deae44997872a9dc8a194280f/c.html)

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