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Nigeria to partially commercialise dams under 12 river basins

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to partially commercialise the dams under the nation’s 12 river basins to enable them to deliver their...

Govt constructs 260 dams in Nigeria – Minister

Water Resources Minister, Suleiman Adamu, said the Federal Government hadsconstructed 260 dams that impounded 34 billion cubic metres of water across the country. Addressing participants at the...

Govt constructed 12 dams in 2021, says minister

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it constructed 12 dams and developed  96,000 hectares of irrigated land as of 2021 through the Federal Ministry...

NEMA calls for efficient use of dams to curtail floods

The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mohammadu Muhammed, has called for the proper utilisation of the nation’s dams to curtail flooding...

Zimbabwe in record-breaking dam levels after recent downpours

Zimbabwe has registered record-breaking dam levels after gaining an average of 56.9 per cent this rainy season, state media reported Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Zimbabwe...

Ministry warns against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in dams

Director, Dams and Reservoir Operations in the Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Danjuma Madaki, has warned Nigerians to stop dumping refuse in dams across...

Sokoto to construct three new dams to curb flooding

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says his administration is set to construct three new dams in the areas worst hit by the flood,...

African dams intensify malaria transmission, says study

The study finds that the construction of an expected 78 major new dams in sub-Saharan Africa over the next few years will lead to...

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Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased budget allocation to fight the impacts of climate change in...

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed...

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