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Govt inaugurates inter-ministerial committee on dams evaluation

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Technical Committee on Dam Evaluations to address the growing concerns about dam safety across the country. The committee,...

Michael Simire - October 2, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

Nepal to aid bereaved families as flood death toll rises to 205

The Nepali government decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees ($1,497) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon...

Michael Simire - October 2, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

Govt approves N350bn to support dams, irrigation facilities – Minister

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, says the Federal Government under Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund has approved over N350 billion...

Michael Simire - September 29, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

NIHSA charges Nigerians to take flood alerts seriously

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Friday, September 27, 2024, urged Nigerians to take flood warnings seriously, as the country faces rising water...

Michael Simire - September 27, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

Flood: N-HYPPADEC urges Kogi riverine communities to relocate, Borno constitutes relief committee

The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has urged Kogi riverine communities at the banks of Rivers Niger and Benue to relocate...

Michael Simire - September 23, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

Flood: EU supports Nigeria, five others with €5.4m

The European Union (EU) has said that it supported Nigeria, and five other Sahel countries affected by flood with €5.4 million. In a statement issued...

Michael Simire - September 23, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

Floods: SERAP urges Tinubu to probe how Borno spent billions in ecological funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...

Michael Simire - September 22, 2024

Disaster Risk Management

GWP seeks urgent action on water management amid severe global flooding, droughts, fires

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) has expressed deep concern over the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events worldwide, exacerbated by climate change...

Michael Simire - September 20, 2024

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