Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Anxious Anambra coastal communities seek dredging of River Niger

Ogbaru people living on the borderline of River Niger in Anambra State have called on the Federal Government to dredge the river as a permanent solution...
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US, Germany offer Brazil support to help fight Amazon fires

U.S. President, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 that his country is fully supportive of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro efforts to fight raging wildfires...
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Flood ravages 10 out of 17 Yobe councils

The Yobe State Government has said that no fewer than 3,000 houses in 10 out of the 17 local government areas in the state have been...
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Council warns farmers against destroying Hadejia River embankment

Chairman of Hadejia Local Government Council in Jigawa State, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad, on Saturday, August 17, 2019 warned farmers in the area against destroying sand-bag embankment...
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Over 60 dead, tens of thousands displaced as floods ravage India

Floods in India on Friday, August 9, 2019 triggered by heavy monsoon rains and overflowing rivers have killed 64 people and forced evacuations of...
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More residents evacuated as dam collapse threatens English town

More residents were evacuated from their homes in the English town of Whaley Bridge late on Saturday, August 3, 2019 as authorities feared incoming bad weather...
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Emergency agency says Yola flood disaster under control

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says the recent flood that wreaked havoc in parts of Yola, the state capital, has been brought under control. The...
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Kaduna warns residents over imminent flood

The Kaduna State Ministry of Environment has called on residents living close to River Kaduna and other flood-prone areas to temporarily relocate to safer areas. Ibrahim Husseini, the...
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Economist says reliable power supply key to Nigeria, India $1bn steel deal

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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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