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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...

Tropical cyclone kills at least 76 in Indonesia, East Timor

Floods and landslides, triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor, have killed at least 76...

Droughts, floods may undermine Africa’s economic progress – Afreximbank

African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the increasing frequency of droughts and floods over the last two decades may undermine Africa’s economic progress. Prof. Benedict Oramah,...

Lagos coastline projects to blame for flooding, says group

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has blamed the recourse of the Lagos State Government to environmentally-unfriendly projects along the entire...

Floods kill one, destroy 100 homes in Zamfara

Following torrential rains across northern Nigeria, floods have destroyed about 100 houses and rendered over 500 people homeless in Zamfara State, Northwest part of...

Floods ravage Kaduna, Lagos, Ogun

About 60 houses were submerged by flood in Kaduna communities as a result of heavy rainfall which occurred as a result of long hours...

Flood destroys 50 homes in Sokoto’s Gudu LGA

Flood on Tuesday morning destroyed about 50 houses in Bachaka village of Gudu Local Government Area (LGA) in Sokoto State. The State House of Assembly member representing...

Louisiana floods: Worst U.S. disaster since Sandy

The death toll from Louisiana’s flooding has risen to 11, as thousands of volunteers are rushing to assist the state stricken by what American...

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Unreliable power: 40% of Nigerian industries have exited national grid – ECN, UNIDO

Industrial Energy Consumption Survey developed by Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), in partnership with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation...
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Experts urge Nigerians to track climate spending to curb vulnerability

Experts have urged Nigerians to actively track government spending on climate projects, warning that poor awareness worsens the nation’s...

Morocco tests floating solar panels to curb dam water loss amid severe drought

Morocco is testing floating solar panels on the Tangier Med dam in an effort to curb evaporation and generate...

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Unreliable power: 40% of Nigerian industries have exited national grid – ECN, UNIDO

Industrial Energy Consumption Survey developed by Energy Commission of...

Experts urge Nigerians to track climate spending to curb vulnerability

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