Flood
27 Aug
Residents of Chikaji in Sabon-Gari Local Government, Kaduna State, has appealed for assistance from government and philanthropists over flood that washed away cemetery, houses and properties in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood which ravaged the area on Monday was as a result of torrential rainfall that lasted seven…
27 Aug
The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has sympathised with farmers in Argungu Local Council and other parts of Kebbi and Niger States whose farm produce were destroyed by recent flood disaster. In a statement issued in Minna by the Head, Press and Public Affairs of the commission, Nura Tanko Wakili, he described…
27 Aug
Commuters along the busy Mararaba to Abuja city centre road were stranded yesterday following a gridlock caused by flooding after a heavy downpour.
26 Aug
Motorists and commuters along the busy Mararaba to Abuja city center were stranded on Monday, owing to gridlock caused by floods, aftermath of a heavy downpour. READ ALSO:Six dead, thousands displaced as flood ravages Adamawa communities The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the flooding and gridlock created a chaotic scene at…
25 Aug
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has donated N20 million to the Jigawa Government to support relief efforts of the state for residents affected by the recent flood disaster. READ ALSO:FG warns of August-September flooding Badaru made the donation when he visited the Jigawa Governor to commiserate with him…
18 Aug
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has commiserated with the victims of the recent flood disaster in Gummi Local Government Area of the state and promised immediate support. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood disaster struck as a result of a heavy downpour in Gummi town and some communities, which resulted in…
12 Aug
Amna Hussein sat grieving in a disaster relief tent in eastern Sudan, where she fled with her children after deadly floods displaced thousands in a country already reeling from war. "My father died in the floods," Hussein said in Kassala, a state on the border with Eritrea. Sudan has experienced an intense rainy season since…
12 Aug
The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (JISEMA) on Sunday distributed relief items to 400 people displaced by flood in Buji Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa. The items provided by the agency include 300 bags rice (10kg), 900 pieces of spaghetti, 10 bags of garri (50kg), 10 bags of maize (100kg), three bags of groundnut…
13 Jun 2024
Economic Community for West African States, (ECOWAS), has presented two cheques worth $1, 906, 205, about N2.9bn, as humanitarian support for persons affected by violence and floods in Nigeria ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, Professor Fatima Sow-Sarr, made this known at an inception meeting to commence the 'ECOWAS Projects for Humanitarian Response…
6 Jun 2024
Eight local government areas of Zamfara are predicted to be affected by moderate-flooding in the 2024 rainy season, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed. The Director-General of the agency, Hajiya Zubaida Umar, disclosed this in Gusau on Thursday at the sensitisation programme for the 2024 down-scaling of flood early warning strategies for early…
25 May 2024
A heavy downpour resulting in flooding on Friday night has wreaked havoc on the Edo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), causing unquantified damage to property. This is also as the state government deployed its officials to desilt drains and clear flood pathways in different parts of the state in preparation for…
25 May 2024
A massive flooding that hit Edo state on Friday has wrecked havoc on the Edo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City. The flood was as a result of the heavy rainfall which left several parts of the state capital, flooded. The incidence occurred ahead of the commencement of Continuous…
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