Flood victims
19 Nov
No fewer than 2,000 victims of the 2023 flood in Ikwo Local government Area of Ebonyi on Saturday received assorted relief materials worth N80 million to 2023 flood victims.
9 Sep
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman has inaugurated newly constructed road projects in Sokoto metropolis and inaugurated the distribution of relief materials to 2022 flood victims.
5 Sep
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has condoled with the families of three persons killed by flood at Dakingari, Suru Local Council of the state.Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ahmed Idris, stated that the governor donated N40 million to the flood victims ...
25 Jul
The Oyo State Government, on Monday, assured residents of the flooded areas affected during downpour in Ibadan on Sunday of quick intervention, alternative routes and other palliative measures to ease their movement. The state’s inspection team from the Ministries of Works, Environment, Ibadan Urban Flood M management Project, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and…
23 May
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, yesterday, commenced distribution of palliatives approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians affected by the 2022 flooding in Akwa Ibom State, as well as other states in the Niger Delta.
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