The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the...
Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains have brought devastation to southern and eastern Spain, leaving at least 95 people dead and countless others displaced. The catastrophic...
The Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Tuesday two persons have died in the flood that ravaged the state. The agency’s Executive Secretary, Mr....
The Kebbi State government 9n Friday confirmed that 29 died in a recent flood incident in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu...
The devastating floods that have ravaged parts of Nigeria have destroyed crops that could have fed 8.5 million people for six months, according to the United...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi,...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has paid a commiseration visit to...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says he is seriously worried that jailed Boko Haram terrorists, ISWAP commanders, bandit kingpins and other dangerous terrorists might have escaped...
The Federal Government on Friday dismissed reports on the collapse of Alau Dam in Borno State. At least 30 people have been confirmed dead and over...
At least 30 people died and 400,000 others were displaced from their homes by this week’s devastating flood in Borno State. The spokesman for the National...
As the water levels of River Niger begins to rise due to upstream activities from other neighbouring countries, farmers in Anambra State have commenced harvesting their...
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, social media, particularly X, were awash with pictures and videos showing houses and major roads completely submerged and residents of communities...
The Borno State government on Tuesday warned the people of the state to beware of crocodiles, snakes, and other dangerous animals washed ashore by flood. The...
A devastating flood has taken over Kafanchan and surrounding villages in Jema’a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, displacing over 1,000 residents and claiming the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised seven states in the country to be prepared for floods that would soon affect communities in their territories....
The Kano State government has confirmed 31 persons dead in recent flood disaster in 21 local government areas of the state. The Executive Secretary of the...
Flood triggered by days of torrential rain has destroyed 1,650 houses in Jajere and Yunusari towns of Yobe State. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency...
The Federal Government on Friday alerted Nigerians on the rising water levels of the River Niger. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar...
Flood has killed 16 persons and destroyed 3,936 houses in Jigawa State. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Haruna Mariga,...
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has lamented the destruction of a section of the newly rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway. The minister in a statement issued on Saturday...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has listed Yobe as one of 31 states with high- risk of flood. The NEMA Director-General, Hajiya Zubaida Umar, disclosed...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Saturday at least 9,733 houses have been impacted by windstorms this year in Adamawa State. The NEMA Head...
The Federal Government on Thursday warned 20 states in the country to expect devastating flood this month. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Terlumum,...
Residents and visitors to the highbrow Lekki area of Lagos have cried out following the massive floods that have taken over the Peninsula after four days...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday eight local government areas in Zamfara State would be affected by moderate flood this year. The agency’s...
Despite warnings from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) about the impending floods, the Kebbi State government failed to take...
Death toll from the floods in Libya have hit 6,000 people, with over 10,000 reported missing after whole villages were swept into the Mediterranean Sea following...
In the last of this three-part series, ARINZE CHIJIOKE looks at the devastating impact of the 2022 flooding on households across communities in Anambra State and...
The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh flood alert for the month of September, warning residents of listed areas to immediately evacuate for the safety...
In this first of a three-part series, ARINZE CHIJIOKE takes a look at the devastating impacts of the 2022 flooding in Kogi State and how the...
The Delta State Government has warned residents in low-land and flood-prone areas to relocate to higher planes due to expected flood from the release of water...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday issued an alert on imminent flood in 11 states in the country following the release of water from...
The Taraba State government on Monday issued a flood alert to residents of six local government areas in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and...
At least 116 houses have been submerged by flood at Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of Abuja. The Director-General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun demolition of structures built along waterways in Abuja. The FCTA Director of Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima,...
Over seven months after the opening of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon on September 13, 2022, which displaced many Nigerians, especially across the North-Central regions, many...
At least eight people have been confirmed dead following floods caused by days of heavy rainfall in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Lusaka District Commissioner, Christa Kalulu,...
The death toll in the Christmas day flash flood in southern Philippines has risen to over 15 while the search for those missing continues with the...
The federal government on Wednesday increased pressure on state governors to account for the funds they collected, this time focused on ecological funds. President Muhammadu Buhari...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Saturday at least 600 persons died and 1.3 million others were displaced by floods in Nigeria this year....
In Nigeria, flooding has displaced millions of people due to climate change effect that is intensifying rainfall. KEHINDE OGUNYALE takes a look at the situation, in...
The House of Representatives, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to make swift request of N100bn as supplementary budget for the Ecological Project Office as intervention...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has told Nigerians to accept natural disasters in the country in good faith and ‘God-ordained’ as nothing happens without...
The presidency has backed the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, on the statement credited to her about the flood situation...
Members of the House of Representatives from seven Niger Delta states have called on the Minister of Humanitarian and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq, to immediately...
Ninety-three people have been killed while 1.3 million were affected by the floods in Bayelsa State, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The agency,...
Amid the flood ransacking major parts of the country, Nigeria is in need of N834 trillion ($1.9 ttillion) to tackle climate change, as well as transition...
The Bayelsa State government has disputed the Federal Government’s claim on the flood situation in the state. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social...
The Bayelsa State Government has called on its federal counterpart to work closely with flood prone states in the planning and implementation of feasible measures to...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), on Wednesday, charged states and local governments in the country to deal with the challenges of flooding in the country by...
