As 2025 begins, it is crucial to reflect on the significant events that shaped Nigeria’s emergency and response sector over the past year. The year 2024 was marked by numerous tragedies, including devastating floods, building collapses, fire outbreaks, fuel tanker explosions, and droughts. Adding to these were an earth tremor, deadly stampedes...
•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...
•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 ...
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...
•Flood It is not yet Uhuru for Nigeria when it comes to resolving the rising food crisis in the country, as newly released data from the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), says increasing flood levels have affected no less than 115, 265 hectares of farmlands In Nigeria. A breakdown of the affected states revealed that […]
•Flood in Lagos At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), said yesterday. Three states in the northeast, Jigawa, Adamawa and Taraba, have been hit hard by floods, with 41,344 people displaced, said...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) today issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. In a statement, the Director-General of NIHSA, Mr Umar Mohammed, noted that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to the agenc...
•A submerged area in Jigawa Floods have wreaked havoc in several communities in Jigawa, Yobe, Bauchi and Kebbi states, submerging many houses and farmlands. The incidents have also left many people displaced, even as major highways have been damaged, making mobility extremely difficult in some of the affected areas, reports Daily Trust. More s...
•Flood Three people and domestic animals have been confirmed killed by floods, with houses, farmlands, and other valuables worth several millions of Naira being destroyed and washed away by heavy rainfall that lasted for three days nonstop in villages and communities in the Bauchi North Senatorial District. In response, Bauchi State Governor, ...
The Lagos State Police Command has said a yet-to-be identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin yesterday. He said the incident happened during downpour in the Orile-Iganmu area of...
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