Tag: flood
Gov Lawal commiserates with Gummi flood victims
Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has commiserated with the victims of the recent flood disaster in Gummi Local Government Area of the state and...
NEMA, LASEMA partner to strengthen flood response mechanism
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the Lagos State Emergency Management agency (LASEMA) on Thursday held a workshop on flood response...
NEMA advises immediate relocation as flood hits 27 states
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday issued
a stern warning to residents living in flood-prone communities across 27 Nigerian states to start relocating.
The...
Flood kills 16, destroys 3,936 houses in Jigawa
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...
SEMA confirms 4 killed in Bauchi flood
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed four persons dead in recent flood disaster in the state.
The flood also destroyed houses, submerged...
Flood: NEDC evacuates 1m metres of drainage system in 6 states...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has initiated the evacuation of one million metres of drainage system in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba and Bauchi...
Shiroro power plant management sensitises communities to impending flood
The management of North South Power Company Limited (NSPCL) in Niger, has sensitised communities around the Shiroro Hydro-Electric Power Plant to desist from water-based...
Abia: NEMA sensitises stakeholders to waste mgt., flood preparedness
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sensitised disaster management stakeholders to proper waste management and flood preparedness in Abia.
The sensitisation and public awareness...
Flooding: NEMA tasks A’Ibom traders on proper waste disposal
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged traders in Akwa Ibom to adopt proper waste disposal practices to prevent flooding in the state.
Mrs...
Emir lauds NEMA for awareness campaign against flood
The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has lauded the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for spearheading an awareness and sensitisation camping...
NEMA cautions on impending flash flood in Rivers
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has cautioned residents of Rivers on impending flash flood in 13 local government areas of the state.
The South-South...
NEMA sensitises stakeholders on waste management to mitigate flood
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has sensitised stakeholders on waste management to mitigate flood, currently ravaging some parts of the country.
The North Central...
FEMD on alert as heavy rainfall expected in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has placed its Search and Rescue Team on alert following heavy rainfall being expected in parts...
Flood wrecks havoc in Makurdi township
Flood has hit most parts of Makurdi, the Benue Capital and rendered hundreds of the residents temporarily homeless, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
NEMA commits to stemming tide of flood in Kaduna
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA0 says it is committed to deepening efforts towards surmounting flooding in affected areas across the state.
Ishaya Chinoko, acting Zonal...
SEMA engages Kano stakeholders on flood mitigation
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have worked out flood mitigation strategy to avert...
Flood alert: FEMD advises residents living by riverbanks to relocate
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has advised residents of FCT, living by riverbanks and waterways to relocate to higher grounds to...
