*States receive chunk of funds, let them account —Presidency *Adds: They’re first responders  *Reps start probe *Lagdo Dam not responsible for flooding — MINISTER By John Alechenu and Ezra Ukanwa, ABUJA The Presidency yesterday challenged states to give an account of how they spent amounts in excess of one trillion naira, allocated to them from […]

As at Sunday, October 16, 2022, the Federal Government, while assessing the current flood impact across the country, said the disaster had killed over 603 persons, displaced 1,302,589 more and partially destroyed over 108,393 hectares of farmlands across the country. Also, 2,407 persons had been injured, 121,318 houses partially damaged, 82,053 houses totally wrecked and […]

WORRIED by the recent cases of flooding across the country, former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has taken a swipe at the Federal Government, asking it to stop blaming the Cameroonian government for being responsible for the problem, just as he warned that a great disaster looms in the country.

As Nigerians continue to lament the impacts of flooding across the country, the federal government has said the country was not yet out of the wood, disclosing that five states are still at risk of experiencing flooding up to November, this year.

By Azu Ishiekwene BACK in the day, weather forecasts were a joke. And I mean literally. The weather forecast segment which used to come at the end of the news bulletin on Nigeria’s national broadcaster, NTA, was the butt of cruel jokes amongst folks. Often when the forecasters said it would rain, we said they meant […]

FLOODING is a worldwide, natural phenomenon which occurs mainly in countries prone to natural disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, flash floods and others. These include south eastern United States, Japan and most countries in South East Asia. Nigeria is fortunate enough not to have any real natural disasters. The only real disaster we have is […]

Flood has sacked thousands of villagers in the Abacheke community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.

National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Edo State has alerted residents of the state of imminent flood and urged residents to clear drainages to reduce its impact, especially in flood-prone areas.

… 65 injured in Jigawa windstorm By Bose Adelaja, with agency report The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in its post-disaster updates, yesterday, confirmed that seven death were recorded, two in Ogun and five in Lagos, while nine were rescued during the unprecedented rainfall weekend. Coordinator, Lagos State Territorial District, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Ibrahim […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure A Junior Secondary School student of St Carmel’s Girls School, lkare-Akoko, in Akoko North-East council area of Ondo State, Motunrayo John, has reportedly been swept away by flood. The victim’s identity was revealed when her mathematical set was picked floating on the river. It was gathered that the victim, who left […]

*Angry youths block road, as govt assures to retrieve corpse By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo THERE is tension in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital, over a petty trader who was swept away in an open drainage along Nkemba Street by the torrential rain of Wednesday. It was gathered that the incident occurred about 4:30pm, when […]

Concerned Nigerians have expressed sadness and condemnation over a video that went viral on social media showing pupils of a yet-to-be named school in Lagos observing the daily morning assembly in a flooded school premises.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it was alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the worst flooding in decades in South Sudan, as it affected more than 700,000 people across the country. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, disclosed this at a news conference at the  UN headquarters in New York, saying […]

Ogbomoso-Igbeti Road was, on Saturday, submerged leaving several traders, farmers and other road users stranded.

THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has been very proactive, from the beginning of this year, putting Nigerians on the alert about the heavy flooding we can expect throughout the rainy season which we are already experiencing. The most recent was the alert it issued for August 24 to 26, 2021 concerning flooding that was expected to […]