•Flooding in Lagos The Lagos State government has urged residents to avoid actions that can cause flooding, such as indiscriminate refuse dumping, clogging drains with silt or construction debris, and building within or around drainage rights-of-way and setbacks. This appeal comes after the prediction of early-to-above-normal rainfall and seas...
•Flooded road Lagos State government has reassured residents that the flooding on parts of Lekki today is a short-term occurrence and that normal conditions are expected as the waters recede. The development came after heavy rainfall led to temporary tidal lock-ups and flash floods, causing traffic congestion along key roads, including Chisco ...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from today to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released yesterday in Abuja, predicted isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains on Monday morning over Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba states, reports NAN. In the afternoon and even...
•Flood Despite warnings by the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET) about severe flooding this year, especially, in the South-south region, and with records of deaths already as a result of flooding, state governments in the region are ostensibly unperturbed as no major preparations are on ground against the impending flood, reports Saturday Gu...
•Flood The federal government has warned that the increasing level of flooding and continuous rainfall may worsen the spread of cholera in the country. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Terlumum stated this while addressing a press conference today. According to him, a total of 63 deaths and 2,102 suspected cases have...
•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 ...
Following heavy rainfall in Lagos, today, a viral video on X has shown the moment some miscreants in the Ojo area of the state exploited pedestrians seeking to use the walkway under the bridge, demanding N100 from each person. An X user who identifies as ARISE0214 shared the video with the caption, “This is what […]

