Tag: Flood Disaster
Flood Disaster: China donates aid to Nigerian communities
Mr. Zhou Hongyou, Minister at the Chinese Embassy, said the donation shows China’s support for Nigeria during this difficult time.
Flood disaster: Swiss govt donates €1.2m to Borno
The donation was announced by the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Nicolas Lang, who led a delegation of the Swiss Embassy…
Flood Disaster: Zulum seeks N61bn Supplementary Budget to rebuild Borno
By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum has submitted a N61 billion supplementary budget to the Borno House of Assembly to…
Flood: N-HYPPADEC urges Kogi communities to relocate
Mr Sadiq Yelwa, Managing Director of N-HYPPADEC, gave the advice at the palaces of the Atta Igala, HRM Alaji Matthew…
362 Kano communities at high risk of flood, warns NEMA
“Kano State has historically experienced severe impacts from floods, and the current predictions highlight that certain areas will continue to…
Flood kills 16, destroys 3,936 houses in Jigawa
He listed the items to include rice, maize, maize grits, blankets, pasta, and mats.
Flood: Edo election to go on as planned – INEC chair assures
The flood, amongst others, destroyed some voter enrollment machines already configured for the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR). The INEC…
29 killed, 16 missing in rainfall-triggered disasters in China’s Hebei
Hebei carried out advance evacuation of residents from flood storage and detention zones, as well as from areas at risk…
8o% of flood disasters in Lagos are man-made – LASEMA
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA had conducted an analysis of flooding in all the Council areas in the Senatorial District with…
Flood: NIWA donates cash, food items to Kogi govt
By Richard Elesho/Lokoja The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has donated food items and N5 million cash to Kogi state…
Flooding: Commuters resort to canoes in Lokoja
Flooding covered the portion of the road at Ganaja village such that only by canoes that the commuters could cross…
123 killed by storm in Philippines
Most of the fatalities were from Baybay City in Leyte province, 599 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines' capital, where 86…
Death toll from landslides, floods in Philippines rises to 63
The strongest typhoon to ever hit the Philippines was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed 6,300 people and displaced more than…
Flood kills 68 people across Nigeria in 2019 — NEMA
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that no fewer than 129,000 persons were affected, while…
Students beg Wike for help as flood takes over campus of RSCHST
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite the order of Rivers government for the reopening of all the schools, academic activities may not…
Flood disaster: WHO steps up disease prevention efforts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is stepping up efforts to provide life-saving assistance, especially basic medical care to…
Flood Disaster: Buhari commiserates with people, govt. of Katsina
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness and concern over the unprecedented devastation caused by floods in Katsina state and other…
Lawmaker Advocates Special Allocation For Lagos
Following the recent flood disaster that hit Lagos State, a member of the state House of Assembly, Yinka Ogundimu representing…
Amosun Visits Abeokuta Flood Victims
Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun has visited the victims of the flood disaster which occurred after heavy rain on…
Flood Victims’ Find New Home
About 1,000 victims of the recent Ajegunle flood disaster have been relocated to the Relief Camp in Agbowa by the…
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Lagos ACN Sympathises With Flood Victims
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has sympathized with the victims of the Oyan Dam flood…
FG Intervenes In Lagos Flood Disaster
The Federal Government appears set to give the Lagos State government the long awaited Ecological Fund to tackle the flood…
Flood Disaster: Jonathan Approves N1.75b For Sokoto, Kebbi States
President Jonathan has approved the release of N1 billion and N750 million as Federal Government grants to Sokoto and Kebbi…