Lagdo dam and challenge of flood risk management in Nigeria
By Tosin Kolade, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Republic of Cameroon, in a recent letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signified intension to open flood gates of Lagdo dam.…
Lagdo Dam.: NSE advises FG on building more dams to avert flooding
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for immediate construction of flood control dams along the Rivers Niger and Benue to avert flooding likely to…
Abuja-Lokoja road, Koton Karfe area
FG to construct flyover on Abuja-Lokoja road to curb flooding
By Perpetual Onuegbu The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the ministry under his watch will construct a flyover as a permanent solution to end the perennial flooding on the…
Flood Alert: 19 states, 56 communities may experience flooding in Aug. — NEMA
By Fabian Ekeruche The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely to witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within…
Vice President Kashim Shettima receiving a souvenir from the Commandant National Defence Collage, Rear Adm. Olumuyiwa Olotu after the presentation of the Higher Defence Management and Strategic Research Report of Course 31, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday
How Tinubu’s administration is addressing desertification, coastal erosion, flooding – Shettima
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President Kashim Shettima, says the Tinubu administration is prioritising Climate Change interventions to address the menace of desertification, coastal erosion, and flooding in the country. Shettima,…
2023 Flood: 33,983 persons already affected – NEMA
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 33,983 persons are already affected by the 2023 flooding in different parts of the country. Hajiya…
Space centre urges FG, states to harness flooding technologies
“We need to support our rural communities on how best to use flood when it occurs because at times if it’s coming far away from this country, you can harness the water overflowing for many other things in agriculture.