Flooding
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Following the N2.6 trillion worth of economic loss to flooding in 2012, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant stakeholders have engaged to check and mitigate impact of the disaster as the rainfalls begin.
8 Apr
Russia on Monday warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities' handling of the crisis.
8 Apr
To improve connectivity and provide effective by-pass to traffic gridlocks, Lagos State government has directed the contractors handling the Abiola–Onijemo link road with bridge project to ensure timely completion of works on the project.
18 Mar
To actualise its promise to sustain a flood free Lagos, the state government has intensified dredging/cleaning of major drainage channels and canals across the state.
11 Mar
Lagos State government will, today, commence enforcement in Apapa to re-establish the three-metre right-of-way for all its drainage channels.
2 Mar
As the rainy season gradually approaches, and with the recent downpour, the residents of Bucknor Estate, Ejigbo, Lagos, are panicking over impending flooding in the area.
6 Feb
A powerful storm lashing California on Monday has left at least three people dead and caused devastating mudslides and flooding, after dumping months' worth of rain in a single day.
6 Jan
A consideration of that aphorism must have informed the solemn pledge made early this year by Mustapha Habib Ahmed, Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the effect that NEMA will make sure Nigerians do not ever experience the devastation they suffered in 2022 when flooding ravaged many states
23 Nov
The country lost about $4.6 billion in economic damage to 2022 flooding, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) confirmed yesterday. Its Director-General, Prof. Mansur Matazu, while admitting that the loss had negative effects on Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), added that the most populous black nation was recovering from the devastation. He made the submission at…
8 Nov
To check flooding, the Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed plans to construct and upgrade secondary drainages in six local councils. The state also sought cooperation with experts in the drainage sector for inputs in the development of a Secondary Drainage Master plan for selected local governments, as parts of its efforts to reduce flooding issues. Commissioner…
5 Nov
To address the issue of flooding, the Lagos State government through its Resilience Office (LASRO) has sensitised students of schools across its six education districts on both urban and personal resilience. The sensitisation programme was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary education. Speaking at the workshop themed, ‘Nurturing Resilience Thinking in Students…
3 Nov
Residents in Ajegunle area of Ikorodu, and its environs have lamented the extreme flooding in parts of the area due to days of heavy downpour. Consequently, they are calling on the government to help them in this time of need.
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