•Flood Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked against the call to remove N300 billion from the Federation Account to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State. The lawmakers expressed the objection during the debate on a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Amos ...
•Flood The federal government has appealed to Nigerians to clear their canals, drainages and gutters to mitigate floods. A dam update report by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Sunday, said the water levels at the nation’s critical stations along the River Benue, showed a steady increase towards flood levels, reports NAN. Ac...
•Flood Bode Saadu community in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State has been severely affected by flooding, leaving more than 2,000 residents homeless. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night, submerged over 100 homes and caused damage to roads, properties, farmlands, and even the Arinun Bridge, reports Daily Trust. Residents ...
A British investor and Chief Executive Officer of Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Ltd, Adrian Clews, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria remains the second highest producer of electronics waste in Africa, with the generation of 200,000 electronic wastes annually. He disclosed this during a press briefing organised by the state government at the Oluse...
•Colonel Friday Ayanam The Salvation Army, Nigeria Territory has extended its heartfelt sympathy to the government and people of Borno State following the floods which have ravaged the state resulting in loss of lives and wanton destruction. This was made known in a statement issued today, personally signed by the national leader (Territorial ...
•Floods The federal government, through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), today, said water from the Lagdo Dam in neighbouring francophone country, Cameroon, has been released into River Niger and River Benue in Nigeria’s North Central. The Agency warned Nigerians resident in floodplains to relocate immediately to safe spaces i...
•Tinubu Barely after 30 years of brutal crisis that cruelly affected the national economy, another oil war may be looming in Ogoni kingdom of Rivers State following a clandestinely move by some oil operating firms to resume production in the area, reports Vanguard. Making this known in an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]
•Abuja The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, has allayed fears over earth tremors experienced in the Federal Capital Territory urging residents not to panic. A statement by the Director-General of the agency, Professor Olusegun Ige disclosed that NGSA monitored the tremors and found them to be low and did not pose any threat to the [&he...
•Aerial view showing people wading through flood water next to submerged houses The federal government yesterday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Umar Muhammed, said the dam’s regulated water releas...
No fewer than 404 million students globally have been affected by climate-related school closures between January 2022 and June 2024, according to a report by the World Bank. The report, titled “Choosing Our Future: Education for Climate Action,” attributes this figure to at least 81 countries temporarily shutting down schools due to floods, s...

