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Nigeria needs to construct more dams to control flooding, says govt

The Director of Dams and Reservoirs Operations in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Ali Dala, has called for the construction of more dams...
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Woman freed from car after three days as Spain flood deaths reach 211

Emergency forces in Spain were able to rescue a woman trapped inside a car alongside the dead body of her sister-in-law for three days...
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Shettima inaugurates council to tackle climate disasters

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday, November 1, 2024, inaugurated the National Flood, Erosion, Drought, and Desertification Management Council (NFEDDMC). The council is tasked with...
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Erosion: House of Reps committee to ensure judicious use of ecological funds

In a bid to repair erosion and flood areas in the country, the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund on Friday, November 1,...
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Bayelsa confirms receipt of N3bn flood prevention fund from govt

The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed it received N3 billion flood prevention fund disbursed in August by the Federal Government to flood prone states. Mr....
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Flooding: Govt begins assessment of dams to arrest situation, avert recurrence

The Federal Government has begun an assessment of dams across the country to stem the tide of flooding nationwide. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation,...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood displaces 770 households in Benue

No fewer than 770 households have been displaced by flood in Benue State due to the rising water level that overflowed the banks of...
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Lagos warns residents over impending heavy rainfall, flood

The Lagos State Government has raised an alarm of renewed threats of flash flood in the state following the intensity of rainfall experienced in...
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