Flood: FG to build walls round River Kaduna
…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 […]
Kebbi lacks capacity to tackle flood disasters — Reps
As lawmakers beg FG to intervene By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Kebbi State Caucus of the House of Representatives has declared their State government as incapable of handling the devastating floods in the state, without the assistance of the federal government. Devastating floods have swept off huge swathes of rice farms and wrecked buildings, […]
Flood: 20 died, 50,000 houses, farmlands destroyed in Jigawa
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse Jigawa State Emergency and Management Agency (SEMA) has announced that death toll in the state has risen to twenty-person with thousands of houses and farmlands destroyed as a result of a devastating flood that ravaged the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr Yusuf Sani Babura, told Newsmen in […]
Flood kills 4, destroys several houses in kano
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed four persons killed and over 5,200 houses destroyed due to flooding in Rogo and Danbatta Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Sale Jili, Executive Secretary of the Agency, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano. […]
Flood: 4 killed, 5,200 houses destroyed in Kano
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed four persons killed and over 5,200 houses destroyed due to flooding in Rogo and Danbatta Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Sale Jili, Executive Secretary of the Agency, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano. […]
PACJA warns big oil firms against plans to flood Africa with plastics
THE Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, PACJA, has called on Africa and its people to rise against any trade deals and plans that may render their streets and communities a dumping ground for US waste.
Rainfall: Akpabio takes steps to tame flooding in N-Delta
By Chris Ochayi The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has taken proactive measures aimed at curtailing the devastating impacts of flooding in the region occasioned by yearly torrential rainfall. Sen. Akpabio to this ends has Inaugurated an Inter-Agency Committee on Assessment of Potential impact of flooding and the level of preparedness in […]
Buhari expresses shock over deaths, destruction of farms by flood in Kebbi
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep concern over the heavy floods in Kebbi that took a number of lives, submerged hectares of farmlands and houses, destroyed farm produce and personal belongings. The president expressed his feelings in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
Flood:Ereyitomi urges constituents to take NIHSA,NIMET warning serious
The member Representing Warri Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi has warned residents in Warri Federal constituency to be at alert and move to higher land in order to be safe from the predicted flood by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET warning of anticipated flood across 28 States as well as over 102 Local government areas in Nigeria, which Delta state and three Warri LGAs are among
FCT emergency agency warns residents of severe flood
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has once again warned FCT residents to avoid flooded areas to avert the dangers of falling victims of flood. The Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Idriss Abbas, made the call in a statement on Sunday, He said most of the deaths recorded in the past from flood in the FCT […]
Kano Govt. plants 2m tree seedlings to control flooding, desert encroachment
Kano State Government says it has begun planting of two million tree seedlings to control flood and desert encroachment in the state. Dr Kabiru Getso, the state’s Commissioner for Environment, made the disclosure while inspecting the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday in Kano. Getso said the seedlings would be planted in reserves, parks, public places, […]
2 die, 1 missing as flood destroy houses, farmland in Jigawa
Two children have been killed and one other person missing following two days of heavy downpour in Birninkudu Local Government Area of Jigawa. The heavy downpour also destroyed many houses and farmlands. Alhaji Wada Faka, Chairman of the local government, said on Tuesday in Dutse said that the two children died when the building collapsed […]
Oyo residents cautioned as govt plans to end perennial flood disaster
By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Government has charged residents of the state to adhere to flood advisories and messages that would assist in the prevention of perennial flood disaster in the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, gave the charge, yesterday, on behalf of the state government, during a […]
FG says states not doing enough to mitigate flood
The Federal Government says not much is being done by the state governments to mitigate flood and save lives and property of citizens. This was disclosed on Wednesday in separate interviews by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET). The organisations spoke on the sidelines of training on the use […]
Flood: States govts not doing enough to save lives, properties – FG
The Federal Government says not much is being done by the state governments to mitigate flood and save lives and property of citizens. This was disclosed on Wednesday in separate interviews by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET). The organisations spoke on the sidelines of a training on the […]
NIHSA, NIMET begin training on flood monitoring, assessment
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, in collaboration with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET Tuesday commenced training on flood monitoring and assessment with special emphasis on the use of sentinel data.
