Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Shiroro power plant management sensitises communities to impending flood

The management of North South Power Company Limited (NSPCL) in Niger State has sensitised communities around the Shiroro Hydro-Electric Power Plant to desist from...
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Disaster Risk Management

Malawi receives $11.2m drought insurance payout to boost disaster response

Malawi received an $11.2 million drought insurance payout from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) on Friday, August 2, 2024, bolstering the country's ability to...
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NEMA sensitises Abia stakeholders to waste mgt, flood preparedness

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sensitised disaster management stakeholders to proper waste management and flood preparedness in Abia State. The sensitisation and public...
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Disaster Risk Management

Disaster: Govt activates national emergency operation centre

The Federal Government has activated National Emergency Operation Centre to coordinate responses and provide timely support to victims of floods and public health concerns. The...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flooding displaces large number of people in southern Myanmar

Widespread flooding has hit southern regions and states in Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of people and submerging infrastructure facilities. The water levels of rivers...
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Disaster Risk Management

Averting flood disaster: The options before vulnerable communities

Mr Joshua Alabi residing in Kabawa area of Lokoja says he will never wish his worst enemy to be a victim of flood disaster...
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Disaster Risk Management

Fire outbreak: Dangote Refinery raises environmental risks concerns

On June 26, 2024, Nigeria witnessed a fire outbreak at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos. Fortunately,...
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Disaster Risk Management

Hundreds rendered homeless as flood wreaks havoc in Makurdi

Flood has hit most parts of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, and rendered hundreds of the residents temporarily homeless. A correspondent who went round Makurdi...
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Economist says reliable power supply key to Nigeria, India $1bn steel deal

An economic expert, Dr Emmanuel Eche, says implementing Nigeria’s deal with Indian company, Rashmi Metaliks Group, to develop its...
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UAE exit from OPEC signals need to reassess Nigeria’s oil strategy – Expert

An energy expert, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, says the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) exit from the OPEC signals the need...
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