Twenty persons have died as a result of devastating floods that ravaged Bade Local Government Area of Yobe since early August, its Chairman, Alhaji Babagana Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Gashua that most of the deceased were people trapped under...
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Flood caused by days of rains has displaced no fewer than 49,000 persons in Yobe. Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Mohammed Goje, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Friday. He said that 18,000 households were affected by devastating flood across...
Residents along the banks of River Yedzaram in Maiduguri, are apprehensive as the river has overflown its banks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that also disturbing to the residents is the report that Alau Dam now filled to capacity will be opened to discharge the excess water...
By ABIEMWENSE MORU, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Earlier this year as the rainy season approached the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in its weather forecast, as it has done in recent years, warned of impending flooding. As forewarned, the rain is here so is the flood. The consequences, though...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has directed all the states of the federation to submit details of damages caused by the recent flooding in the country by Monday. Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa made this known while briefing state house Correspondents at the end of the 144 NEC meeting...
The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), has called on the Federal government to declare state of emergency on flood-ravaged states to reduce its impact. Managing Director of HYPPADEC, Alh. Abubakar Yelwa, made the call during a press conference on Monday in Minna. He said that 80...
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that 2,517 houses and shops were either completely or partially destroyed by flood which ravaged 33 communities in the state. Mr Ibrahim Nalado, the Deputy Director, Relief and Rehabilitation of the agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News...
By MARY RONKE , Minna – No fewer than 7 persons have been declared missing in Magma and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs), following Friday’s heavy flooding. The Director-General, The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna and made...
The death toll from devastating floods that have ravaged South-eastern Bangladesh for weeks reached 52 on Thursday. According to a report from the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, millions of people remained cut off in parts of the country. Twenty-one more flood-related deaths were reported in Bangladesh on Thursday,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concerns over the news of the devastation wreaked by floods on communities and farmlands across the country. A statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the president was particularly worried about the plight of bereaved...
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...
At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), said on Monday. Three states in the northeast, Jigawa, Adamawa and Taraba, have been hit hard by floods, with 41,344...
The Federal Government has said it would support states affected by flood with N3 billion to mitigate the effect of the menace. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, disclosed this while interacting with journalists at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. The...
Members of the Rivers House of Assembly have pledged to strengthen environmental laws and equip state institutions to effectively manage flood disasters. The Deputy Speaker, Mr Timothy Orubienimigha, stated this during a public hearing at the committee stage of the Rivers State Emergency Management Agency Bill 2024. Stressing the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday issued a stern warning to residents living in floodof-prone communities across 27 Nigerian states to start relocating. The Agency also reported that the floods caused significant damage to 32,837 homes and 16,488 hectares of farmland. NEMA’s spokesperson, Mr Manzo Ezekiel,...
The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed 16 persons killed and 3,936 houses destroyed to flood disaster. It said the flood also submerged 2,744 hectres of farmlands following torrential rainfalls since the commencement of the 2024 rainy season. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Haruna...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Kano-Maiduguri expressway has been cut off by a heavy downpour between Malori and Guskuri Villages in Katagum Local Government area of Bauchi State. The destruction has rendered the road impassable, forcing motorists to seek alternative routes to get to their destinations. Bauchi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following recent flood disaster that ravaged Mainok Community of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, the lawmaker representing Borno North Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno and House of Representatives Member representing Kaga/Magumeri/Gubio Federal Constituency, Hon. Usman Zannah, among other concerned stakeholders...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Government has that it is not resting on it oars in ensuring that the 2024 flood prediction that placed the State on red alert is drastically mitigated in the event that it occurs. The Executive Secretary, Kogi State Emergency Management...
Flood has hit most parts of Makurdi, the Benue Capital and rendered hundreds of the residents temporarily homeless, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. A correspondent of the agency, who went round Makurdi on Sunday reports that worse hit areas included Achussah, Jerome Hwande street, Ankpa quarters...