Tag:states

Disaster Risk Management

Implement recommendations to check flooding, engineers tell govt, states

The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, appealed to the Federal Government to implement recommendations submitted by experts to...

Michael Simire - March 28, 2023

Water & Sanitation

States accused of making 2025 open defecation-free target gloomy

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has said states’ attitude and poor governance culture in the water and sanitation sector may affect...

Michael Simire - February 13, 2023

Health

Nigeria records 244 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, 37 deaths in 16 states and FCT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 244 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in 16 states and the FCT as at...

Michael Simire - January 30, 2023

Health

NCDC confirms 123 Diphtheria cases, 38 deaths in four states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 123 cases of Diphtheria disease and 38 deaths in four states. Dr Pricilla Ibekwe,...

Michael Simire - January 23, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Flooding: Reps urge govt to release N5bn to ecological fund for states

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to release N5 billion into the Ecological Fund Account for each state and FCT to...

Michael Simire - November 14, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

233 LGAs in 32 states prone to flooding – NEMA

Director-General, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed, says it has identified 233 local government areas in 32 states and the Federal...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Flooding hits Kentucky, nearby states, kills 8

At least eight people were killed in Kentucky after heavy rain-caused flooding hit the eastern part of the U.S. state. The flooding also left more...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

32 states risk impending flood disasters, minister warns

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has warned that 32 states and 233 Local Government Areas, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2022

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