•Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project The federal government is convening a high-level stakeholder engagement on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway following an inspection tour of the project by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, and members of the National Assembly, as part of efforts to address environmental concerns and strengthen flood ma...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms across the country from Monday (yesterday) to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook reÂleased in Abuja envisages sunny skies with patches of clouds over the northern region yesterday, with chances of thunderstorms accompanied by light rain over parts of Taraba, ...
•Flood The Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NiHSA, Umar Mohammed, says last week’s devastating floods in Lagos State and some other states across the country were not a surprise. The DG added that NiHSA’s forecasts and warnings were disregarded, reports Sunday Vanguard. According to him, befor...
No fewer than six buildings have been destroyed, with several families displaced, following severe gully erosion in the Ibolo community of Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. Residents said the erosion has continued to expand with every rainfall, cutting deep into residential areas, leaving homes on the brink of collapse...
•The collapsed Air Force fence and damaged household items Some residents of Ayinke Street, Shogunle, in the Oshodi area of Lagos State, recounted how Sunday’s flooding destroyed household property, damaged vehicles, and disrupted businesses after a section of the perimeter fence collapsed onto a major street. While findings by our corresponde...
•Flooding As heavy rainfall persists as predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), health experts yesterday warned that floodwaters sweeping through Lagos could trigger cholera, malaria and typhoid outbreaks as the state grapples with mounting property damage, huge economic losses, renewed scrutiny of flood-control measures and f...
•Lagos flood Barely two days after Sunday floods, several hours of torrential rains Tuesday again triggered severe flooding in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos this week, as the country’s weather agency warned of more rains in the coming days. Heavy rains sweep Nigeria between May and November, often resulting in dangerous floods where po...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State The Anambra State government has announced a restriction of movement across the state on Saturday, July 4, 2026, as part of activities following Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s declaration of a state of emergency on environmental degradation. In a statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for Informatio...
•Lagos floods Heavy rainfall that swept across Lagos over the weekend has triggered widespread outrage, with many residents criticising the Lagos State government over recurring flooding that submerged major roads, stranded motorists, disrupted commercial activities and left homes underwater across the metropolis. The downpour, which lasted fo...
The Lagos State government has ordered the immediate demolition of illegal structures built on drainage channels and canal rights of way in Agungi, Ajiran, and Ikota. A statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via his X handle yesterday, said the move is part of efforts to tackle persistent flooding...
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