Four people were killed on Thursday as a result of a magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua province, an official said. Residents had already retrieved the bodies of the four from the sea. They had been in a waterfront cafe when…
Four days into the earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region, the reported death toll has risen to more than 16,000 people, according to Turkey news agency ANADOLU. The agency, which quoted the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, announced that in…
Some states in the South-South region say they have put some measures in place to check flooding during 2023 rainy season. Officials of the state governments made this known in separate interviews with the News Reporters against the 2023 flood…
By Wilson Adekumola Flood has been part of Nigeria’s rainy season, the 2022 Nigeria flood was disastrous. The 2022 flooding in Nigeria is regarded as one of the country’s most severe flooding since 2012 as it affected all parts of…
Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mr Umar El-Yakub, has commended the Management of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) on its efforts to provide affordable housing for citizens. The minister gave the commendation during an inspection tour of the…
The Adamawa government says it has constructed 347.6 kilometers feeder roads across the 21 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Rural, Infrastructure and Community Development, Abdullahi Prambe said this in an interview in Yola on Tuesday. He…
A powerful earthquake struck Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying several houses, officials said. At least six others were injured in the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit the country’s western region at around 2:12 a.m (2012…
The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has promised to provide 200 million pounds to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Climate Action Window. According to a statement issued on the website of the AfDB, the window is a new…
Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), has revealed that no fewer than ninety-six persons have lost their lives, with a total of one million, three hundred and forty-four thousand and fourteen persons affected directly by the devastating flood in the…
The Bayelsa government on Friday faulted the ranking of flood impacted states as presented by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Reports state that the Minister, Sadiya Farouq, had told State House Correspondents that Bayelsa is…
