Rainstorm: Scores Die, Properties Destroyed In Jigawa
About six persons reportedly died and scores injured due to heavy downpour in Kafin-Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The local Government Council Chairman, Muhammad Saminu this during his…
FG to Meet With Cameroon Leaders Over Flood
The federal government of Nigeria says it will meet with Cameroonian authorities for the flooding catastrophe that has affected over 2.5 million people in the country. The disaster has been…
FLOOD: We Will Avert Food Shortage – FG
The Federal Government says that it has worked out a contingency plan to avert food shortage in the country. This was due to the massive floods that wreaked havoc on…
NEMA Predicts Flood In 19 States In August
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has predicted that about nineteen states will likely experience flood in August 2023. According to NEMA, about fiftysix communities in Delta, Ogun, and seventeen…
Flood Kills 3-Year-Old, Destroys Houses In Gombe
An early morning downpour has reportedly killed a 3-year-old and destroyed about 100 hundred houses in Gombe State around Bajoga town of Funakaye Local Government Area. The 3-year-old child died…
Buhari Reveals Cause of Flood Disaster in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday blamed buildings on water channels as the major causes of the floods across the country. Buhari again faulted disregarded early warning by the National Emergency…
FLOOD: Bayelsa Not the Most Affected State – FG
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has stated that from an assessment carried out so far by the ministry, Bayelsa is not among the…
FLOOD: KADSEMA Asks 7 Kaduna LGAs Residents to Relocate
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) has asked residents of flood-prone areas to temporarily relocate to safer places. According to the Executive Secretary of the agency, Usman Mazadu on…
Flood Kills 50, Destroys Houses In Jigawa
Sani Yusuf, the Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said at least 50 persons have been killed and over 8,000 people displaced by flood in the State.…
FLOOD: US Pledges $1m to Support Nigeria
The United States has pledged $1 million in humanitarian assistance to support the those affected by flood in Nigeria. The U.S ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, stated this in a…