Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he would curb the flooding issue ravaging the country if elected in 2023. Most part of Nigeria is currently battling with flooding, with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) saying 34 out of the 36 states have been affected and 1.3 million […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNIEF) says over 1.5 million Nigerian children are at risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition as floods hit over 20 of the 36 states in the country. UNICEF in a statement on Friday also said more than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance […]
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, on Thursday said declaring a state of emergency over the disastrous flooding across the country was not yet necessary. Speaking during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the Minister said, emergency agencies are not yet overwhelmed. At least 600 persons have died and millions displaced due […]
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), said it would provide $1 million to assist and support the people affected by flood in Nigeria. The unusually heavy rainfall and resulting flooding has affected nearly 2.8 million people across the country. In addition, many homes have been damaged or completely […]
More than five thousands of victims of the flood disaster that ravaged over ten out of 21 local government areas of Anambra state have raised the alarm over dearth of drugs, food and bedding materials. The victims, who are across various internally displaced persons ((IDP) camps set up by the state government, expressed concern […]
The flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has raised concerns about the flood ravaging several parts of the country. He said the ravaging floods will have “deleterious” consequences on food production, as well as orchestrate higher food prices at a time the country is contending with rising food insecurity due to banditry and […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says one-third of the state has been submerged by flood, turning the already “bad situation” of the state as the “erosion capital of Nigeria” to “worse”. “The fundamental thing for us is not so much the ravage of this flood, it has made a bad situation worse for […]
As floods continue to ravage most parts of the country, residents of Aeroplane Road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta have raised the alarm over floating corpses from submerged cemeteries in their areas. This came as several communities in Bomadi, Patani and Burutu local government areas of Delta State […]
The Federal Government has declared over 500 Nigerians dead and 1,411,051 affected as a result of recent flood disasters across the country. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, declared this in Abuja yesterday while giving updates on the recent flood incidents. He said […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have said there is likelihood of more states experiencing floods in the coming days, especially in the North Central, South East and South Western States. Director-General, NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, and Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Mr Clement Nze, gave […]
