Impending flood disaster: Panic, fear paralyse littoral states as release of water from Lagdo Dam begins
'The few yams and cassava we salvaged could not even last for one month and I don’t know how my family can survive the impending hunger'
19 Jigawa LGAs listed in high, moderate flood risk areas, says NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 19 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Jigawa state fall within the high and moderate flood risk areas.
Man slumps, dies while pushing car in flood
Tragedy occurred on Wednesday morning when a Toyota Corolla car got stuck in a bad spot at Fomon bus stop, Ewu Owa, Gberigbe road, Ikorodu Lagos.
No cause for flood alarm over dam water release — Lagos govt
“I understand the concerns and anxieties that many of our people have been experiencing and I want to assure you that this government is fully capable of managing the flooding and its consequences”
People Talk: ‘There’s always water’, residents bemoan perennial Dolphin Estate flood
By Damilola Ogunsakin Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, used to be a highly sought-after residential choice by the elites. The estate, however, is quickly losing that glitz, and the high-rise area in particular. The estate was built in the early 1990s for the Lagos State government by Messrs HFP Engineering Nigeria. But now, flooding occurs on the […]
On Attitude and Development: Tracing a missing gap in Nigeria
“Even with appropriate drainage system everywhere, if we do not become human beings with the right attitude who understand that filth should not just be dropped anywhere and everywhere, it would keep looking like we do not have a working government”
