Tag: flood

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has said that his administration is committed to addressing the developmental needs of different communities in ...

The Federal Government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria regarding flooding in the country. A statement by the Director General Nigeria Hydrological ...

The Kwara State Government has again called for calm among residents of the state on the trends currently being experienced in the volume, ...

Kwara State Government has urged residents of the state to take seriously the various flood alerts, enlightenment, and precautionary measures already done by ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director ...

The Ogun State Government has asked residents in floodplain areas to relocate to safer ground before the rain commences fully.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed an immediate plan of action to mitigate the impact of any disaster and the need to stem the ...

Farmlands, domestic animals and residential buildings worth millions of naira have been swept away by flood in the Mayo Selbe community of Gashaka ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has again called on the Federal government to expedite action on the dredging of the Rivers Niger and ...

Some states said yesterday they had started taking steps to stem the tide of severe flooding that may result from release of water ...

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said yesterday that Delta, Ondo, Sokoto and 16 other states, as well as 56 communities

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has warned that 178 Local Government Areas(LGAs) in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) ...

The United Nations (UN) has released $10.5million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to alleviate the ...

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Appropriation to make provision of two hundred billion in the 2023 appropriation year, for ...

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has confirmed the second despatch of food and non-food items by its operations ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 12, 000 metric tons of grains as relief materials for victims of flood disaster. Minister ...

The Federal Government has promised food security in Nigeria despite the devastating floods in recent time. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad ...

Ogun State Government has cautioned residents of lowlands areas affected by flooding including Isheri, Warewa, Magboro, and Arepo among others not to drink ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has sympathised with his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, over the flood situation in his state, ...

Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has commenced airlifting of relief materials to riverine communities in Bayelsa State affected by the recent flooding. Disclosing this ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in the 2023 polls, Bola Tinubu, has donated N100 million to flood victims in Kano. Mr Tinubu announced ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says it will deploy a nationally coordinated approach involving all arms and levels of government ...

The United States (US) has pledged to give $1 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Nigerians impacted by severe flooding. The $1 million, ...

The Australian government has issued a travel advisory to its citizens living in Nigeria amidst increasing threats of insecurity and the recent flooding ...

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday said the flooding in the state was overwhelming and beyond what the state government alone ...

The federal government says no fewer than 2,504,095 Nigerians have been affected by the ravaging flood disaster in parts of the country while ...

Flood resulting from heavy downpours across Adamawa State this rainy season has claimed 37 lives. The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) which ...

Over 50,000 people have been displaced by Flood in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. The lawmaker representing the Constituency, Atule Egbunu ...

Over three hundred buildings, including churches, schools and health facilities have been submerged by flood in Ogwu-Ikpele, Ogbaru local government area of Anambra ...

The State Emergency Management Agency SEMA, has confirmed Five dead with 3,813 houses destroyed following a recent rainstorm on several communities in 13 ...

The Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Inga, says properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended sympathies to the sea-like flooding of Pakistan, the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. Floods have damaged ...

Kwara State Government on Thursday called on people living in flood-prone areas to vacate their respective locations in view of the recent warnings ...