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Flooding: Don urges Nigerians to heed NIMET’s warnings

An expert in disaster management, Prof. Usman Raheem, has urged Nigerians to take seriously the National Meteorological Agency’s (NiMET) periodic warnings on the possibility...

Akwa Ibom blames flooding on violation of city masterplan

Akwa Ibom State Government has attributed the perennial flooding and erosion in Uyo and its environs to violation of the City Drainage Masterplan by developers...

Edo desilts drainage channels to prevent flooding

The Edo State Government has begun desilting of drainages across the state to prevent flooding as the rains set in, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of...

Flooding: Enugu agency issues 30-day ultimatum to default builders on waterways

The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has issued a 30-day ultimatum to all property owners obstructing waterways in the state capital to remove...

Environmentalist lists ways to address flooding

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete, has called for adequate drainage clearing and effective waste management ahead of the rainy season to prevent flooding. Emechete made...

SEMA, environment ministry collaborate to battle Kano flood

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (KASEMA) on Saturday, May 8, 2021 announced plans to collaborate with the state Ministry for Environment to prevent flood...

Hydrological Services Agency decries slow response to flood warnings

The Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Mr Clement Nze, has expressed worry over the slow response by most states when flood warnings are...

28 states at risk of severe flooding – Minister

No fewer than 28 states are likely to experience severe flooding this year, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, announced on Thursday, May...

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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...
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Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, says the government will introduce incentives to...

Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...

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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,...