Tag:Anambra State

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Anambra Assembly passes Riverine Areas Development Commission Bill

The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of Anambra State Riverine Areas Development Commission. The bill, which is aimed...

Michael Simire - March 9, 2021

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Riverine states urged to set aside 5% of annual budget to address flooding

The senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District in the ninth Senate, Sen. Stella Oduah, has advised states communities prone to floods to set aside...

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

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

Disaster Risk Management

Bill to address flooding, ecological problems in Anambra passes second reading

A bill seeking to establish the Riverine Areas Development Commission (RADC) to tackle gross underdevelopment, flooding and ecological problems in communities in Anambra State...

Michael Simire - September 4, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

NEMA warns Anambra residents in flood plains to relocate

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned residents of Anambra State in flood plains and low lands near the River Niger and its tributaries...

Michael Simire - August 30, 2020

Land Degradation

Legislators urge Anambra governor to assist erosion-ravaged communities

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 urged Gov. Willie Obiano to, through relevant agencies, intervene to control erosion ravaging...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2020

Human Settlement