Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Disaster: NEMA, UNDP partner on risk reduction strategies

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to develop a national disaster risk reduction strategy and action...
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Disaster Risk Management

COP28: Norway bolsters Africa’s climate defenses with $6.5m disaster financing pledge to AfDB

Norway has announced a financial commitment of 70 million Norwegian Krone ($6.5 million) for an African Development Bank (AfDB) Group programme to boost Africa’s...
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COP28: UK commits £7.4m additional funding to AfDB’s Disaster Risk Financing Programme

The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced nearly $10 million in additional funding to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) programme assisting...
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Number of flood victims in East Africa rises to more than 200

Governments and the United Nations (UN) are reporting increasing numbers of deaths and displaced people after flooding caused by weeks of heavy rainfall in...
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Disaster Risk Management

NEC recommends establishment of national flood management council

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday, November 23, 2023, recommended the establishment of a National Flood Management Council to ensure effective response to...
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Disaster Risk Management

80-year-old woman dies in Oyingbo building collapse

Oyingbo building collapse has claimed the life of an 80-year-old-woman and displaced seven families on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The Territorial Coordinator, the National Emergency...
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Disasters: NEMA, UNDP collaborate on risk reduction strategies

The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed Habib, says the agency will collaborate with various stakeholders to build new strategies to...
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Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in some regions, UN warns

Sand and dust storms are an underappreciated problem now “dramatically” more frequent in some places worldwide, with at least 25% of the phenomenon attributed...
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Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s crude oil and condensates reserves dropped to 37.01 billion...
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Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have higher odds of conceiving, according to new research from McMaster...
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Despite increased LG allocation, Oyo community cut off due to bridge abandoned 10 years ago

For over 10 years, residents of Ifelodun Community, in Oke-Odo, under the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State,...

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