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NEMA begins data collection on flood victims in Kebbi

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday, September 10, 2018 held an emergency meeting with the Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (KSEMA) to...

admin - September 10, 2018

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Flooding submerges 64 communities in Kogi

No fewer than 64 communities have been submerged by flood in the Kogi/Kotonkarfe Local Government Area of Kogi State. Mr James Ahmadu, Director of Relief...

admin - September 6, 2018

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Nigeria has lost 96% of original forest cover to deforestation – NCF

Nigeria has lost 96 per cent of its forest due to deforestation, according to the Director-General, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano. He said...

admin - September 2, 2018

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Erosion threatens Awka hotel, judiciary buildings with collapse

The Grand Riviera, a popular three-star hotel in Awka, Anambra State, is facing imminent collapse due to gully erosion occasioned by rainfalls, the News...

admin - September 2, 2018

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Flood hits eight LGAs in Kano

The Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA) says it has dispatched personnel to eight local government areas of the state recently affected...

admin - August 30, 2018

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Erosion: Engineers advocate better environment management to check man-made causes

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed manmade factors for the devastating effects of erosion menace in Anambra State and the entire southeast. Mr...

admin - August 27, 2018

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Kebbi SEMA assesses damages caused by flood in 11 councils

The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has begun the assessment of damages caused by flood in 11 local government areas of...

admin - August 27, 2018

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NEMA expresses worry over erosion menace in southeast

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has expressed worry over the level of erosion menace in the southeast of Nigeria. Mr Walson Ibarakumo, the Enugu...

admin - August 23, 2018

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