Flood destroys 3,000 farmlands in Jigawa —AFAN
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Jigawa on Friday says reoccurring flood has destroyed over 3,000 farmlands in Guri Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji Yakubu Dolon-Zugo,AFAN Chairman in the area, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Guri, that farm produce destroyed by the flood included rice, cotton, sesame, maize, and […]
Flood turns landlords to tenants in Calabar
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — A heavy downpour on Wednesday turned many Landlords to tenants in the city of calabar, Cross River state. Vanguard reports that not fewer than six houses and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by the heavy rainfall at Nyagasang community in Atimbo area of Calabar Municipality. The houses, which […]
FILE: 1,380 houses destroyed by flood in Jigawa LGA
Alhaji Umaru Dodo, Acting Chairman, Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa, said 1,380 houses across the area were destroyed by flood due to heavy rainfall on Aug. 23. Dodo said this in Guri on Thursday, when the state Chairman, Jama’atul Izalatil Bidi’a Waikamatissunah, Sheikh Abubakar Jibrin-Hadejia, paid him a visit. He said over 830 of the […]
Flood: Govt’ll mitigate effects on Deltans, Yingi assures
SPECIAL Adviser to the Delta State Governor on Environment and Marine Transportation, Chief Daniel Yingi has said the state government was not relenting in its effort to mitigate the effects of the predicted flooding in parts of the state on Deltans.
Flooding prone communities not preparing for the incident, NEMA worries
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has expressed worries that communities in flood-prone local government areas are not getting ready ahead of the prediction.
Flood: Osun Govt. to remove structures obstructing water flow
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says the state government will remove buildings erected on waterways to avert flood in the state.
