Flooding
19 Oct
Following the incidence of flooding already being experienced in the neighbourhood of Ajegunle and Kara, Lagos State government, yesterday, asked all residents within Ogun River banks to relocate immediately.
13 Oct
*Lauds FG, NEMA on quick crisis response With ten Local Government Areas now under threat by flood, the Anambra state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has appealed fresh flood intervention from the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), to tackle the challenge. Soludo made the appeal while on a courtesy call to the Director General, NEMA, Mr.…
8 Oct
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director General, NEMA, disclosed this…
16 Sep 2023
Flooding and lightning strikes in Yemen have killed eight civilians, an official and a doctor told AFP on Saturday, underscoring the threat of extreme weather in the war-ravaged country.
7 Sep 2023
Edo State government, yesterday, pledged support for residents of riverine communities in the state, noting that it has put in place adequate plans to provide relief to residents.
4 Sep 2023
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday urged State and Federal Governments to activate emergency preparedness against the impending flood.
31 Aug 2023
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned that Lagdo Dam in Cameroun may commence full discharge of excess water should the heavy rainfall persist. Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, made this known during an Emergency Coordination Forum of Disaster Management Stakeholders meeting, yesterday, in Abuja. He said: “This release may result in all frontline states experiencing flooding in subsequent…
31 Aug 2023
•Approves N10b for palliatives Delta State government, yesterday, called on residents in lowland and flood-prone areas to relocate to higher planes in view of the impending flood, following the release of water from Cameroun's Lagdo Dam into rivers Niger and Benue. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Festus Ekpen Ahon, gave the warning in a…
29 Aug 2023
Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) has warned that seven local councils could be flooded in the next 10 days.
15 Aug 2023
Lagos State Government has said that 80 percent of flood disasters in the state are man-made. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated this, yesterday, when he met with representatives of some local councils in Lagos as part of the agency's flood mitigation and adaptation awareness campaign, with the theme,…
14 Aug 2023
Worried by devastating floods in Nigeria, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called for anticipatory action in states to mitigate flooding crisis.
31 Jul 2023
Following an increase in the frequency and extent of flooding, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has called for synergy among stakeholders to reduce the impact of flooding. The Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the call during the agency’s advocacy campaign against flooding across local councils in the state. The agency had…