Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has rejected calls for a closer working relationship with Senator Ireti Kingibe over measures to tackle flooding and regulate development in Abuja, accusing the senator of failing to use her position in the National Assembly to address the challenges...
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate demolition of houses found obstructing designated water channels in Maitama and other flood-prone areas of Abuja. Wike, who issued the directive after inspecting flood-affected areas in Maitama on Tuesday, said the demolition would commence immediately...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), through its Lagos Operations Office, has distributed relief materials to residents affected by recent flood and windstorm disasters in Lagos Island Federal Constituency II. The direct distribution exercise, held on Saturday, 15 August 2026, at Eko Akete Grammar School, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, was...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Lagos State Government to address flooding, improve water supply and sanitation as well as enhance the resilience of communities through sustainable infrastructure and collaborative interventions. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, FNSE, gave...
Media entrepreneur and host of the viral talk show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, has returned to the scene of Nigeria’s devastating floods, travelling to Akwa Ibom one month after the disaster to document what happens when the breaking news ends but the suffering continues. While the floods received intense media...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has activated the Agency’s National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to enhance the coordination, collation and processing of reliable data and information on the 2026 flood situation across the country, with a view to strengthening preparedness, planning and...
A non-governmental organisation, the Safe Space Development Foundation (SHADEF), has called for greater collective action to promote a cleaner and healthier environment. The organisation’s Executive Director, Evelyn Eyo, made the appeal on Thursday during the prize-giving ceremony marking the end of the SHADEF Campus Tour Essay Competition, an initiative...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reinforced Nigeria’s disaster preparedness efforts with a full-scale flood simulation exercise (SIMEX) in Calabar, Cross River State, bringing together emergency response agencies, government institutions, humanitarian organisations and community stakeholders to test operational readiness and strengthen coordinated emergency response ahead of the peak of...
Mrs. Zubaida Umar, Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called on residents of flood-prone communities across Nigeria to take immediate precautionary measures, heed official warning alerts and relocate to safer locations as heavy rainfall continues to heighten the risk of flooding nationwide. She said the...
Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (TSESA) has commenced a massive drainage clearance exercise across the 16 local government headquarters and Jalingo, the state capital, as part of efforts to reduce the risk of flooding during the rainy season. The agency has also begun spraying herbicides along major roads...
Lagos State Government has appealed to residents to remain calm following the flash flooding recorded across several parts of the state after days of persistent rainfall, announcing that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the immediate dredging and maintenance of 28 additional primary drainage channels. The Commissioner for the Environment...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sympathy with residents of Lagos affected by the widespread flooding triggered by days of persistent rainfall across the state. In a message shared on his social media platform on Tuesday, Atiku said his thoughts were with families, commuters, motorists and business owners...
As the rainy season peaks, with its torrential downpour, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has directed the activation of the Fusion and Trigger Room concept for the coordination and early action to combat flooding in Nigeria. Accordingly, he asked the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF), National Emergency Management...
A major bridge linking Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, to Yorro Local Government Area has collapsed following a heavy downpour that swept through the city in the early hours of Friday, leaving hundreds of commuters and travellers stranded. The affected bridge, popularly known as Gadan-Mallam-Audu Bridge, serves as a...
Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) has distributed relief materials to over 50,000 internally displaced persons and flood victims across several local government areas following recent flooding and communal crises in the state, the agency said. The intervention, carried out on March 28, targeted affected communities in Jalingo, Lau,...
National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has began the distribution of essential and emergency agricultural inputs to 2,000 onion farmers in Borno, Yobe, Sokoto and Kebbi states. The gesture which took place simultaneously was inline with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aims to cushion the burden...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday, received the new Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Patrick Egloff, at the Government House in Maiduguri. During the meeting, Governor Zulum expressed gratitude to the government of Switzerland for its humanitarian support, particularly the aid provided during...
As global temperatures climb relentlessly, the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that intensifying floods and storms show no signs of abating, with climate change placing unprecedented strain on the planet’s water systems. In a stark assessment, the WMO highlights how these water-driven crises are increasingly disrupting...
Torrential rains have unleashed widespread flooding across four communities—Limiwa, Rumde, Shinko, and Jambutu—in the Yola-North and Yola-South local government areas of Adamawa State, displacing residents and prompting immediate action from authorities. The Police Public Relations Officer in Adamawa, Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the crisis to reporters on Tuesday, stating, “Marine...
Possible outbreak of waterborne diseases is eminent within Kunini communities in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State, where flood recently submerged water sources. The flood which occured as a result of heavy rainfall in the early hours of Friday last week submerged all water resources available within the...