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Nasarawa State intensifies awareness on flooding
The Nasarawa State Government says it has intensified sensitisation to flood-prone local government areas to mitigate flood disasters in the state. Mr Yakubu Kwanta, the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, said this during the Monthly Sanitation on Saturday in Lafia. Kwanta, who was represented by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Garba-Rosha Mohammed, said that the ministry had gone to flood-prone…
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NDDC seeks UN support to tackle Niger Delta flooding
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is pursuing a partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to address environmental challenges in the Niger Delta. NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku announced this in a statement issued by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Ogbuku made this known during…
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Two missing in southern Italy amid flooding
Emergency services were searching for two people who went missing amid flooding and landslides in the southern Italian region of Campania, the fire brigade said late on Tuesday. The fire brigade said that a woman in her 70s and her son in his 40s went missing from the area of San Felice a Cancello, near Naples, which was affected by…
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Flooding: NEMA sensitises Benue stakeholders on waste managementÂ
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday, sensitised Benue stakeholders on proper waste management to mitigate impact of flood in the state. Its Zonal Coordinator, Mr Eugene Nyelong, while declaring the workshop open in Makurdi, said the it was aimed at addressing critical issues surrounding waste management. Nyelong said the workshop was to educate relevant stakeholders on proper waste…
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NOA tasks Jigawa residents on vigilance against impending flooding
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged residents in Jigawa to be vigilant and heed to safety measures to mitigate flooding. The NOA Director in the state, Malam Ahmad Ibrahim, stated this in a statement by its spokesperson Sara Ogodo, on Monday in Dutse. It said the call was imperative sequel to the National Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS), which indicated…
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Flooding: Ekiti LG boss warns residents against indiscriminate refuse dump
The Chairman of Ikole Local Government Area in Ekiti, Mr Bayo Omojola has warned residents to desist from dumping refuse in the drains to avert flooding. Omojola gave the warning during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ikole-Ekiti. He explained that most of the refuse being dumped in the drains always blocked the waterways,…
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Flooding: NEMA urges Delta residents to imbibe environment-friendly habits
Mrs Zubaida Umar, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Delta to imbibe environment-friendly habits to reduce the impact of flooding in the state. Umar made the call at a One-Day stakeholders sensitisation workshop, organised by NEMA in Asaba on Thursday. The theme of the workshop organised in collaboration with the Delta State Emergency Management Agency,…
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LP urges Sanwo-Olu to tackle perennial flooding
The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State on Thursday called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to deploy the state resources to address flooding in the state. The Publicity Secretary of the party, Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, made call in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that the call followed the floods that hit most parts of the…
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Expect more river flooding- FG warns states, LGs
The Federal Government has warned states and local government areas to brace up for increased river flooding as the country enters the peak of the rainy season. Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, handed down the warning at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. He said precautionary that measures should be taken to avert possible…
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Institute urges stakeholders to address flooding
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, has urged relevant stakeholders to take proactive measures to address the issue of flooding and prevent the loss of lives and property. Mr Nathaniel Atebije, the President of the institute, stated this during its 6th annual conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the conference…
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NOA promises to sensitise Kogi residents against 2024 flooding
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has promised to sensitize Kogi residents on precautionary measures against flooding, ahead of 2024 rainy season. The state new NOA Director, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Dare, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lokoja. Dare said that the state was among those prone to flooding as predicted by the…
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NIMET alerts Kano residents on flooding in 2024 rainy season
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has alerted Kano State residents on possibility of high risk flooding in 14 out of the 44 Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the state. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, the NIMET Kano/Jigawa Territorial Coordinator, stated this at a Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook in Kano. Abdullahi named the LGAs…
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Heavy flooding sweeps homes away, many missing
A huge landslide swept away homes and left 19 people missing at a popular resort town in central Japan on Saturday after days of heavy rain, local officials said. Television footage showed a torrent of mud obliterating some buildings and burying others in Atami, southwest of Tokyo, with people running away as it crashed over a hillside road. A Shizuoka…
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Floods: Drainage Cleaning Continues till September says Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Government has assured that the ongoing clearing and dredging of all drainage channels across the state to prevent flooding will continue till September. Speaking to the media on Tuesday in Lagos, Commissioner for the Environment & Water Resources (MOE&WR) Tunji Bello made the disclosure during the inspection tour of all the ongoing drainage projects in the State on…
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