Governor Aminu Waziri Tambulwa of Sokoto state has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his  intervention after floods ravaged through  Gwadabawa, Ilela, Sokoto North,  Wammako, Bondinga and Tambuwal Local government areas, destroying farmlands and crops in the  state. Governor Tambulwa made the commendation at the weekend when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social […]

AMERICAN Society of Safety Professionals, ASSP, Nigeria Chapter has attributed the annual flooding in the to the rising waters from the main channels of River Niger and River Benue that cut across the six geopolitical zones. 

By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja The Federal Government said President Muhammadu Buhari is greatly worried and disturbed by the persistent flood disaster that has ravaged some part of Kogi state. The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Farouq stated this in Lokoja yesterday during the donation of relief materials to […]

By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenogoa Indigenes of flood-ravaged Adagbabiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on the State and Federal Governments to provide them relief materials. According to community sources, the rising water level has exceeded that witnessed in 2018 and may reach that of 2012. Most houses in the […]

Special Assistant, Liaison, Abuja, to Governor Willie Obiano of of Anambra State, Barr. Nonso Nwaebili has made a passionate plea to the Federal Government to come to the aid of his kinsmen in Odekpe community in Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State over the menace of flood.

The palace of the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Ajibade Alabi, was among the many buildings sacked by flood in Ekiti, on Thursday night. A NAN Correspondent reports that the Thursday rain which began at about 6 pm and lasted for hours, rendered many residents homeless as their bouses were submerged in the after rain flood. […]

By Victor Ajihromanus Over 20000 residents of communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, barely 10 kilometers from the bank of River Niger,  are facing imminent extermination if nothing urgent is done owing to flooding. They have lost their homesteads, farmland, dear ones, agricultural products etc following regular flood upsurge from the river […]

 National Assembly to take strategic decisions this week By  Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Economic and Planning, Hon. Abdulganiyu Saka Cook Olododo has said that Nigerians lukewarm attitude to tree planting and bastardisations of Masterplan at local, state, and federal government levels are largely responsible for the crisis of flooding […]

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo Residents of Akwana community in Wukari local government areas of Taraba state Tuesday morning woke up to a heavy downpour which left residents stranded. The rainfall which lasted for hours overran various farmlands and destroyed houses in the community. Councilor of Akwana, Tsokwa Nwunuji who spoke to Vanguard via telephone, […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy for the victims of the Hadejia floods Which destroyed over 100,000 hectares of rice farms in Jigawa State. President Buhari decried the tragedy that also claimed lives, lamenting that “this level of destruction as a result of a natural disaster is unprecedented and devastating.” […]

By Festus Ahon – Asaba Residents of Omeligboma camp in Oko community, Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State, lamented the drowning of four persons who were trying to escape from the area to avoid being submerged by the ravaging flood. A dependable source said the boat in which the yet to be identified victims […]

…sympathises with flood victims By Ibrahim Hassan The Federal Government has said help was on the way for flood victims in Kaduna, following plans to build flood walls around River Kaduna to protect the people and their properties. The Acting Director, National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, Dr. Martin Edufie, who disclosed this yesterday, regretted that […]

…To build wall round river Kaduna By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Acting Director, National Water Resources Institute Kaduna, Dr. Martin Edufie has said that succour is on the way for flood victims in Kaduna following Federal Government’s plan to build flood walls around River Kaduna to protect the people and their properties. He regretted that Kaduna has […]

 Floodwaters have taken over some parts of Lagos state after a mild downpour on Saturday. Some of the areas affected are known to battle floodwaters each time it rains in Lagos. Residents of Ikate, Lekki area of Lagos are currently battling floodwaters as road network have been submerged by flood. Also read: Lagos APC […]

The Federal Government is set to ensure the take-off of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) with a view to addressing the perennial flooding in the country. Dr Umar Jibrilu-Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, disclosed this in a statement […]