The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has decried the destruction of section three of the newly rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway by flooding. In a statement by the minister’s media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi said it was unfortunate that completed roads in the country did not last five years, reports Daily Trust. Umahi, who stated that [&...
•Police officers Hundreds of policemen and security operatives have been deployed in major cities across the country as organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest prepare for a one million-man march today. The protest, scheduled to last for 10 days and expected to climax today, has been marred by killings and attacks on protesters and journal...
•Governor Bala Mohammed visits the damaged federal highway connecting Kano to Maiduguri A heavy downpour has severely damaged the federal highway connecting Kano to Maiduguri, particularly between the Malori and Guskuri villages in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The flood has created a large crater in the middle of the road...
•Flood Residents in 18 of Delta State’s 25 local government areas have been warned to brace for potential flooding. The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, issued this alert during a one-day Stakeholders Sensitisation Workshop in Asaba. The workshop, organised by NEMA in collaboration with th...
•Floods The federal government has warned that River flooding will begin by the ending of July, saying 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are likely to be severely impacted. The government also warned that continual flooding might also escalate the cholera presently ravaging some states, reports Daily Trust. As of yesterday, the...
•The heavy downpour Business and commercial activities were grounded yesterday following a 10-hour downpour in many parts of Lagos and Ogun states. The resulting flooding brought down a two-storey building in the Mushin area of Lagos, grounded vehicular movement on the roads and overwhelmed thousands of residents while pupils could not attend ...
•Flood A primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua has been swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State. The pupil was returning home from school alongside his colleagues when the tragic incident occurred on Taiwo Street in Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos, reports Daily Trust. Reacting to the tragedy, Joshua’s mother, a fruit […]
A downpour today left some major roads in the federal capital of Nigeria Abuja flooded, making it difficult for motorists to drive. Among the affected roads was Solomon Lar Way, Utako, Abuja.
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