Tag: Flood

FLOOD: Shell Donates $1m to Niger Delta Victims

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has shown gesture to flood victims in the Niger Delta by donating one million dollars to provide relief materials. This was in a…

NEMA Issues Flood Alert to 14 States, 31 Communities

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has stated that 14 states and 31 communities across the country may witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding from July 4 –…

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…