Flooding, caused by days of heavy downpour, has  destroyed no fewer than 250 houses in Karanka and Diginsa towns in Birniwa Local Government area of Jigawa.

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on government and non-government bodies to urgently implement strategies to prevent loss of life and property to flood as the rainy season peaks in many parts of the country.

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on government and non-government bodies to urgently implement strategies to prevent loss of life and property to flood as the rainy season peaks in many parts of the country.

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says heavy downpour on Friday which lasted for hours,has displaced substantial number of people across the state.

 Flood triggered by days of incessant rainfall has damaged the Guri-Adyani and Guri-Dolanzugo roads in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.

Three environmental scientists have warned people living in coastal cities, such as Lagos, to beat a retreat now or face the prospect of a disorderly, chaotic withdrawal in about three decades, as climate change worsens.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has directed the management of 33 Local Government Areas, to conduct biometric data of residents who are prone to experience massive natural disaster this year. This came as the state government urged inhabitants in flood-prone areas to relocate to various relief centres close to their abode to avoid possible […]

Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osayintolu, Director-General, Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says the agency is set to tackle challenges against flood in the state.

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, expressed the readiness of his government to take proactive measures that would help put an end to flood in the State. Governor Makinde, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, made the pledge at the closing ceremony of the workshop on […]

Yobe government on Tuesday said no fewer than 3,000 houses in 10 out of the 17 local government areas in the state were affected by flood.

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has visited flood-ravaged communities in Nafada and Dukku Local Government Areas as a result of over flow of River Gongola, following heavy downpour on Friday.

Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Nganzai, Gwoza, Damboa, Monguno and other Local Government Areas taking refuge at Bakassi Camp situated in Maiduguri Metropolis have been displaced following a heavy downpour in the last three days.

DETERMINED to address the problem of flooding in the Asaba capital city, the Delta State Government, Monday said it would dredge the Anwai, Iyiabi and Amilimocha river to accommodate floodwater from the storm drainage that is being constructed.

ASABA-DETERMINED to address the problem of flooding in the state, the Delta State Government Monday said it would dredge the Anwai, Iyiabi and Amilimocha River to accommodate flood water from the storm drainage that is being constructed.

Flood has ravaged over 12,000 hectares of rice, cassava, sesame and guinea corn farmlands in nine villages of Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa.