Tag: flood
NEMA records sharp decline in 2025 flood casualties
Abuja, April 1, 2026 ( NAN) The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says its proactive mitigation strategies have led to a significant reduction in...
NEMA, SEMA, stakeholders unite to tackle impending flood in Bayelsa
Yenagoa, Sept.11, 2025(NAN) The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA) and disaster response organisations have pledged joint efforts to...
Christian Aid, stakeholders sensitise Romi residents to flood risk, waste disposal...
Kaduna, Sept. 2, 2025 (NAN) Christian Aid, in collaboration with stakeholders, on Tuesday sensitised residents of Romi community in Chikun Local Government Area of...
Flood: Ondo Govt. warns residents against dumping of refuse in waterways
Akure, Aug. 27, 2025 (NAN) The Ondo State Government has warned residents against dumping of refuse in waterways to avoid flooding in the state.
Mr...
Red Cross provides relief to Mokwa flood victims
Mokwa (Niger), Aug. 22, 2024 (NAN) The Nigerian Red Cross Society has constructed 47 temporary shelters, rehabilitated boreholes and other facilities for flood victims...
“We lost everything” – Anambra flood survivors recount experience
Anambra West (Anambra) Aug. 22, 2025 (NAN) Survivors of the devastating floods of 2012, 2022, and 2024 in Anambra, on Friday, recounted their experiences...
NEMA orders high-risk flood plain residents to evacuate immediately
Abuja, Aug. 22, 2025 (NAN) The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has directed all field offices covering communities along the...
NIWA sensitises Kaduna community to flood control, distributes 80 life jackets
Kaduna, August 20,2025(NAN) Following the August rains, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Kaduna Area Office on Wednesday took its flood control campaign to...
Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa unveil proactive plans to tackle flooding
Minna, Aug. 6, 2025 (NAN) Kogi, Nasarawa, and Niger States have rolled out proactive measures to mitigate the effects of flooding, following alerts issued...
Sen. Binani commiserates with Yola flood victims
Yola, July 28, 2025 (NAN) A female politician and philanthropist in Adamawa, Sen. Aishatu Dahiru-Ahmed, popularly known as “Binani” has sympathised with families of...
Looming flood: NSCDC warns Edo residents relocate to safer grounds
Benin, July 25, 2025 (NAN) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has called on Edo residents, particularly those living in low-lying areas,...
Tinubu mourns 40 Maulud participants killed in auto crash
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday commiserated with the Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria over the death of 40 of its members killed in an auto...
Imo Assembly urges urgent intervention on flood-ravaged primary schools
The Imo House of Assembly, on Tuesday, called for urgent government intervention to rescue Primary Schools 1 and 2 in Umuna, Orlu Local Government...
Maiduguri flood: NEDC supports SMEs owners with N3b
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has announced a N3b donation to the Borno government for onward distribution to operators of small and medium-sized...
Maiduguri flood: Group seeks probe of breakdown of Alau dam
A group, The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP), has called for the probe of the recent breakdown of Alau that resulted in the devastating...
Flood: NEMA donates relief materials to 800 households in Kaduna
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday donated relief materials to 800 households recently affected by flood and windstorm disasters in Ikara/Kubau Local...
Borno Floods: Akpabio assures victims of NASS support
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Borno floods victims of National Assembly’s support
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Eseme Eyiboh,...
