Flood
28 Aug
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed grief over the havoc wreaked by floods on communities and farmlands across the country. Recent data by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) indicate that lives have been lost, with thousands of hectares of farmlands damaged and thousands of people displaced by floods across the country. The President also…
27 Aug
There was sorrow in Zaria when the residents burst into uncontrollable tears as over 200 houses were hit by the flood and property worth millions of Naira washed away at Chikaji Ward of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the metropolis in Kaduna State. The flood occurred on Monday due to torrential rainfall between 5.00…
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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…
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