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. […]

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.

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 […]

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. […]

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

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 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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Issues relocation advice to residents in 7 LGAs Commences provision of pump stations By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has predicted impending heavy rainfalls with attendant flash flood from the end of August to October 2020 in the state. Meantime, as part of the proactive measure, the state government directed residents in high prone areas, […]

A thunderstorm that lasted many hours in Nasarawa State has left several houses destroyed with farmlands submerged in some villages.

Wants law to punish defaulters of indiscriminate waste disposal By Bashir Bello – Kano The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has said that Twenty out of Forty-Four local government areas of Kano State is prone to the risk of flooding in the 2020 seasonal rainfall. This was as it calls for the law to punish […]