Tag:flooding

Disaster Risk Management

FCT, 32 states risk high floods, severe consequences, govt warns

Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has warned that 178 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...

Michael Simire - February 19, 2023

Climate Change

Govt urged to act on NiMet early warning on rainfall pattern

Following the recent weather forecast for 2023 released by Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on...

Michael Simire - February 16, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

South Africa declares national state of disaster to combat floods

The South African government has declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive and coordinated response to the impact of floods in...

Michael Simire - February 14, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Long road to recovery still ahead for 2022 flood victims

The flooding that began in Nigeria in June has been labelled the worst in at least a decade, severely impacting 29 of the 36 states in...

Michael Simire - February 9, 2023

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Dredge River Niger, Benue to tackle flooding, group tells govt

A socio-cultural organisation, Kwararafa Peoples' Assembly (KPA), has urged the Federal Government to dredge Rivers Niger and Benue to tackle the yearly flood ravaging the...

Michael Simire - February 8, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Rainy season: Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa move to forestall flooding

Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ahmed Inga, has said that the agency has commenced meetings on how to mitigate floods as the...

Michael Simire - February 7, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

South-South states take steps to check flooding in 2023

Some states in the South-South region in Nigeria say they have put some measures in place to check flooding during 2023 rainy season. Officials of...

Michael Simire - February 7, 2023

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2023 rainy season: Edo, Delta, Bayelsa express readiness to mitigate flooding

The governments of Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states have announced that they have put adequate machinery in place to mitigate flooding in their states...

Michael Simire - February 5, 2023

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