Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

River Benue water levels receding – NIHSA

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has announced a slight decrease in River Benue’s water levels in recent days, lowering the risk of severe...
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Disaster Risk Management

Govt inaugurates inter-ministerial committee on dams evaluation

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Technical Committee on Dam Evaluations to address the growing concerns about dam safety across the country. The committee,...
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Disaster Risk Management

Nepal to aid bereaved families as flood death toll rises to 205

The Nepali government decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees ($1,497) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon...
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Disaster Risk Management

Govt approves N350bn to support dams, irrigation facilities – Minister

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, says the Federal Government under Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund has approved over N350 billion...
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Disaster Risk Management

NIHSA charges Nigerians to take flood alerts seriously

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Friday, September 27, 2024, urged Nigerians to take flood warnings seriously, as the country faces rising water...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood: N-HYPPADEC urges Kogi riverine communities to relocate, Borno constitutes relief committee

The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has urged Kogi riverine communities at the banks of Rivers Niger and Benue to relocate...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood: EU supports Nigeria, five others with €5.4m

The European Union (EU) has said that it supported Nigeria, and five other Sahel countries affected by flood with €5.4 million. In a statement issued...
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Disaster Risk Management

Floods: SERAP urges Tinubu to probe how Borno spent billions in ecological funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...
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MOSOP seeks compliance with wetlands protection in Ogoniland oil plans

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