•Floods Rescue operations are ongoing in the search for a missing girl in last Sunday’s flood that occured in Akure, Ondo State. The operation is being led by the Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Emergency Response, Prince Oriade Adebawo, reports The Nation. Devastating flood swept through Araromi Area in Akure on October 20, ...
•Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State The Kogi State Government has once again called on the federal government and international donor agencies to assist as floods have displaced over 200 communities. Addressing journalists at Kotonkarfe in Kogi Local Government today, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, w...
A four-hour downpour has caused significant damage in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, leaving residents struggling to cope. The flooding, worsened by the overflowing of the River Benue, primarily affected the southern part of the city, reports The Nation. The rain, which began at 3 a.m. and lasted until 10 a.m. today, submerged homes, with [...
•Dam oozing out excess water The federal government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria regarding flooding in the country. A statement by the Director General Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Ibrahim Mohammed, informed that Jebba Dam is currently spilling excess water as regulated by Kainji Dam operators, who had kept 53cm ...
The Yoruba Community in Borno State has called for urgent intervention and support following devastating floods that have affected at least 4,600 of its members, majorly artisans struggling for survival. The President of the Yoruba Community in Borno State, Saka Ganiyu Abiodun, made an appeal when speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri. According ...
•A flooded area The United Nation’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) says it has released US$5 million to scale up the flood response and address critical needs in three of the most flood affected states in Nigeria – Borno and Bauchi in the North-East, and Sokoto in the North-West. CERF made the announcement in a […]
•Flood The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support over the flood in the state, saying 329,000 houses have been destroyed by the disaster while 858,000 hectares of farmlands have been washed away. The farmlands, it said, contain crops such as rice, millet, guinea- corn, sorghum, beans, and other varieties, reports Channels TV. The Kebb...
•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 ...
•Floods Flooding has continued to ravage states despite the N39.62 billion ecological funds disbursed to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration from the Federation Account within the last one year. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently revealed that the 36 states received the above sum as ecological fun...
•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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