Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the Federal Government will partner the World Bank to conduct a post disaster rapid impact assessment. Farouq, who stated this at a Ministerial briefing, said that…
Residents and motorists in Lissam, the administrative headquarters of the Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State, have lamented the deplorable state of the only road leading to the council from the nearby Takum local government. The state of the…
A fire outbreak in the early hour of today at the Adeola Odeku area of Victoria Island, Lagos, has claimed no fewer than six persons’ lives. The fire gutted a building suspected to be occupied by a bank and cars…
The Federal Government on Monday announced the plan to institute an environmental task force on oil pollution. The government said it would, from now, hold International Oil Companies (IOCs) accountable for contaminating the environment. Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi spoke…
The Abia State Government said 21 people have died from flooding in communities across the state. Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Sunday Jackson, confirmed the figure on Friday. Jackson spoke during the distribution of relief materials to some…
Jigawa State Government has partnered with the Netherlands to avert the persistent flood ravaging some parts of the State. Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar stated this yesterday when he received experts on flood control from the Netherlands at his office in…
The rampaging flood that has devastated most parts of the country and almost the entire Bayelsa State has taken over the Otuoke residence of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State. During his visit to…
The United Nations (UN) has raised concern over the flooding in Nigeria this year. At a news conference at UN headquarters in New York, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the world body was following events. “We are gravely concerned that the…
Anambra Government has expressed fear over possible outbreak of cholera and other infectious diseases in the state following devastating flood. Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu, the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), raised the concern at a one-day media…
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the Federal Government to build new dams and dredge major rivers in Nigeria to check flooding. The governor spoke on Tuesday after visiting flood victims at three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, NAN reports.…
