Tag:Makurdi

Disaster Risk Management

Floods devastate 200 households in Makurdi

Floods have devastated more than 200 households in Makurdi. Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Emmanuel Shior, made the declaration in Makurdi...

Michael Simire - September 14, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Flood hits Makurdi residents, renders hundreds homeless

Floods have destroyed many property and rendered scores of residents homeless in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Flood has over the last decade become a...

Michael Simire - August 28, 2022

Human Settlement

Study seeks to build climate resilience in Calabar, Makurdi

How can resilience indicators inform climate adaptation policy and practice in Nigeria? How far do the resilience indicators and key markers reflect relevant factors in...

admin - May 7, 2017

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The unending Makurdi flood disaster

The unending flood situation in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State in Nigeria, doesn't seem to be abating any time soon as recent findings...

admin - September 28, 2015

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About 200 homes consumed in Makurdi flooding

About 200 houses and huts were swept away on Friday in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, following over four hours of torrential downpour. Many valuables...

Michael Simire - August 22, 2015

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Makurdi flood zone becomes tourist haven

The Makurdi floods have become some sort of a tourist attraction for many residents of the Benue State Capital. After much persuasion from family members...

Michael Simire - September 26, 2012