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Buhari delegates NEMA to declare ‘National Disaster’ on flooding

President Muhammadu Buhari has delegated authority to the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, to declare a “national disaster’’ if anticipated flooding...
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Flood ravages 700 houses, farmlands in Rivers communities

No fewer than 700 houses including large farmlands have been affected by flash floods following heavy rains in parts of Rivers, the News Agency...
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Flood sacks 35 communities in Edo, renders 30,000 homeless

No fewer than 35 communities in Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of Edo State have been sacked by flood, occasioned by...
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Council moves to save flood-threatened Jigawa bridge from collapse

The Kirikasamma Local Government Council in Jigawa State has commenced erection of a sandbag embankment at Marawaji Bridge to save it from imminent collapse. The...
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Flood: NEMA places Disaster Response Units on red alert

The Director-General (DG), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Maihaja, has placed all Disaster Response Units across the country on red alert due...
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Rainstorm destroys 4,000 houses in Katsina

The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says 4,000 houses have been destroyed by rainstorms in some parts of the state during this year’s...
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Flooding: Bayelsa, Anambra move to avert danger

The Bayelsa and Anambra state governments are taking steps to ensure that the anticipated flooding expected in some states does not have adverse consequences...
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Flood destroys 175 houses, renders over 3,000 homeless in Cross River

Massive flooding has destroyed more than 175 houses, rendered at least 3,000 people homeless in Cross River State, according to Mr John Inaku, Director-General...
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