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Disaster Risk Management

Long road to recovery still ahead for 2022 flood victims

The flooding that began in Nigeria in June has been labelled the worst in at least a decade, severely impacting 29 of the 36 states in...

Michael Simire - February 9, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Rainy season: Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa move to forestall flooding

Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ahmed Inga, has said that the agency has commenced meetings on how to mitigate floods as the...

Michael Simire - February 7, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

South-South states take steps to check flooding in 2023

Some states in the South-South region in Nigeria say they have put some measures in place to check flooding during 2023 rainy season. Officials of...

Michael Simire - February 7, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Death toll could increase eight-fold in Turkey quake, says WHO

The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria's border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. The toll,...

Michael Simire - February 6, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Flood Control: Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu take proactive measures

The Governments of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states are taking proactive measures to prevent flooding in their respective areas to avoid a repeat of...

Michael Simire - February 5, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Katsina spends N4.34bn addressing ecological challenges

Katsina State Government spent over N4.348 billion in checking the menace of flood and erosion in 42 communities across the 34 Local Government Areas...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Eroton’s OML 18 oil well fire in Rivers extinguished – NOSDRA

The fire at the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 operated by Eroton Exploration and Exploration Company has been extinguished, the National Oil Spills Detection and...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Jigawa, Gombe, Bauchi scale up flood mitigation programmes

The Jigawa State Government says it has procured two amphibious excavators to fast track dredging of Hadejia River to control perennial flooding in the...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

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