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Floods: 1.6m people affected, 634,000 displaced – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says about 1.6 million people have been affected by flooding in Nigeria between April and September 2024. Hajiya Zubaida Umar,...

Govt urges downstream states to activate flood control measures

The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on downstream states of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon to activate flood control measures to avoid loss of...

Concern as Storm Boris unleashes catastrophic flooding on central Europe

Central European countries like Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary have all been hit with extreme rainfall as Storm Boris sweeps through the...

Climate lawsuits filed against Big Oil tripled since 2015 – Report

Eighty-six climate lawsuits have been filed against the world’s largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations – including BP, Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell, and...

Flood: Agency confirms 49 dead, 226 communities affected in Kano

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed 49 persons killed and 226 communities affected by flood and windstorm in 27 Local Government...

Shettima describes Maiduguri floods as most catastrophic in 30 years

Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said that, despite preparations, the severity of the floods in Maiduguri is most catastrophic in over three decades in...

Rising sea level and plight of Akodo Ise, a Lagos coastal community

Akodo Ise, a coastal community in the eastern part of Lagos State, Nigeria, is among the most vulnerable to the impacts of rising sea...

Group urges govt to save Delta communities from ocean surge, environmental degradation

The Itsekiri Environmental Protection Initiative (IEPI) has called on the Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), to take appropriate action to...

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Gov. Mbah signs executive order creating new Urban Areas in Enugu

Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Thursday, January 9, 2025, signed an Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating...
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Stop demonising GMO products, expert cautions anti-GMO activists

TELA/BMSS Project Manager at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr. Sylvester Oikeh, has cautioned anti-GMO activists against demonising...

AfDB to boost Lagos transport system with new rail line

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has promised to work with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to boost...

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Gov. Mbah signs executive order creating new Urban Areas in Enugu

Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Thursday, January...

Stop demonising GMO products, expert cautions anti-GMO activists

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