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Wildfires force closure of national forests in five Colorado counties

CNN on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 reported that national forest land in five Colorado counties would temporarily be closed because of extreme fire conditions...

Michael Simire - October 21, 2020

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Devastating floods force Bayelsa to close schools

Following the devastation caused by flood, Governor Douye Diri has directed the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools across Bayelsa State. In a...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Flood submerges Anambra LGAs, displaces 34,000 people

No fewer than 34,000 persons are displaced with 9,000 presently taking refuge in various Holding Camps as a result of flood that ravaged six...

Michael Simire - October 15, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Amid climate crisis, UN agencies step up cooperation on disaster risk reduction

A UN report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020 confirms how extreme weather events have come...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Don calls for policy implementation on disaster risk reduction

An environmentalist, Prof. Nasiru Idris, has called on the three tiers of government to implement disaster risk reduction policy to enable societies to be...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Reduction Day: Civil society in post COP25 review

Civil society actors in the South West region will in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 hold a review of Post COP25...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2020

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Flooding: Clergyman joins in call to dredge River Niger

Bishop Prosper Amah of the Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru has called for the immediate dredging of the River Niger to save the coastal communities...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2020

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NEMA alerts on early preparedness as Ekiti assures flood victims

The Director -General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Muhammadu Muhammed, has alerted the Ekiti State Government on the need for early preparedness against ...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2020

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