Flooding in Benin City is an existential, perennial problem. It does not discriminate. It ravages every nook and cranny of the state capital whenever there is a downpour. A colleague who works in Benin lamented last week that flood has taken over even the Government Reserved Area, GRA, where...
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Following the recent flood incidents that affected parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, activated a technical team led by the Director of Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Bature Usman, to strengthen ongoing response efforts and support...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed sympathy with residents and families affected by the recent flooding in parts of Osun State, assuring them that his administration is taking further steps to reduce the impact of the disaster and protect lives and property. The governor said he understands the...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for stronger collaboration between governments, the private sector and international partners to protect coastal communities and critical infrastructure from the growing effects of climate change. The governor made the call on Wednesday after hosting a roundtable discussion involving the Lagos State Office...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has activated the Agency’s Zonal Directorates and Operations Offices to be on standby following the high flood risk alert issued by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) for 15 states across the country. The flood advisory released...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), has intensified monitoring of the River Niger water level at the Onitsha River Port as part of ongoing efforts to detect emerging flood risks and strengthen preparedness....
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office, has commenced the distribution of relief materials to victims of a recent rainstorm and communal clash in Lavun, Mokwa and Edati Local Government Areas of Niger State. The distribution exercise, held on Tuesday, 1st September 2026, in Mokwa, Mokwa Local Government...
Nigeria Government has expressed deep sympathy to China over floods and landslides along the China-Nepal border on August 26, 2026. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oluwafemi Adeniyi. It would be recalled that the disaster claimed many...
A Deputy Superintendent of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Michael Apepende, has lost his life after he was reportedly swept away by floodwaters following a heavy downpour in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday night along Barrack Road, near the Chronicle area, where the...
Nepal is battling one of its worst natural disasters after catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border claimed at least 552 lives, while more than 1,400 people remain missing. Nepal Police confirmed 547 deaths, while Chinese authorities reported five additional fatalities across the border in Tibet. The disaster was triggered...
Federal Government has issued a fresh flood alert, warning that 33 states are at high risk of riverine flooding over the next seven days as rising water levels threaten communities across the country. The warning, contained in the latest seven-day flood outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency...
Minister of State for Regional Development, Hon. Alhaji Uba Ahmadu Maigari, has praised the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for the rapid rehabilitation of two major bridges and road networks destroyed by the devastating September 2024 floods in Borno State. During a two-day working visit to Maiduguri on Tuesday,...
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...
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...