•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...
•President Bola Tinubu at Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri yesterday President Bola Tinubu yesterday announced a disaster relief fund in Maiduguri, Borno State, to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. He said the relief fund is already expedient as the climate becomes more unpredictable and many places in the co...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from tomorrow to Thursday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released today in Abuja forecast thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Taraba, Kano, Katsina, Adamawa and Kaduna states during the morning hours tomorrow. According to the age...
•Flood The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, yesterday warned of potential river flooding on the Niger and Benue rivers At a press briefing in Abuja, the minister said that a large volume of water is flowing through these rivers towards the Niger Delta region. He called for vigilance in all aspects and […]
•Ogun River The federal government today commenced the dredging of the Ogun River from its Lagos State end, near Ikorodu, down to Isheri as part of efforts to prevent the perennial flooding of communities along this axis in Ogun and Lagos states. Speaking during the flag-off, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the […]...
•Aerial view of houses submerged under water in Maiduguri The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the widely reported flooding in Maiduguri, Borno State is beginning to recede, and normalcy is returning to the metropolis. Director General, NEMA, Zubaida Umar revealed this in a statement on Thursday, while giving an update...
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