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ABSTRACT The study examined the endemic building collapse in Akwa Ibom State as well as the causes, effects and remedies. Three specific research objectives were formulated to guide the study. The research design was an Expost Facto type. The population of the study comprised of all architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, electrical engineers and teachers of building technology. 200 respondents incorporating the above personnel were randomly selected for the study. The instrument known as “endemic building collapse Questionnaire (EBCQ)” was used to collect data. The instrument was subjected to reliability test, using Crombach Alpha technique method and it produced high reliability coefficient of 0.91 which helped justify the use of the instrument. The findings from the data collection and analysis show various causes of building collapse in Nigeria to include poor concrete mix ratio. The result also proved that there are various effects of building collapse in Nigeria including loss of lives. Finally, the remedies to the prevalent building collapse were identified as factors related to project management, project contractor, design, materials etc. Among others, it was recommended that Uyo Capacity Municipality should be strict in their inspection and approval of the building plans as well as giving effective supervision during the building process. KEY WORDS: Building collapse, Causes, Effects, Remedies and Nigeria.