Tag:flooding

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NEMA warns of imminent danger as flood ravages Kaduna

Director-General of the National Emergency Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mohammed Sani Sidi, has warned that ‘frontline’ states in the North should expect more flooding before...

admin - September 23, 2015

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About 200 homes consumed in Makurdi flooding

About 200 houses and huts were swept away on Friday in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, following over four hours of torrential downpour. Many valuables...

Michael Simire - August 22, 2015

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Predicted flood: Government urged to build buffer dam

A call has been made by stakeholders in the environment sector, urging the authorities to build a buffer dam in Adamawa to curtail the...

Michael Simire - August 17, 2015

Human Settlement

Why Okun Alfa experiences flooding, by Elegushi

The Okun Alfa community, which hosts the once-popular Alpha Beach in Lekki area of Eti-Osa Local Government in Lagos, has in numerous occasions been...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

Preparing for the rains, preventing flood

Going by global climate history and the forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), it is almost certain that the rains are set to...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2014

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Epidemic looms as Atlantic Ocean inundates Lagos community

For the umpteenth time on Saturday, May 31, 2014, residents of Okun Alfa Community by the Alpha Beach along the Lagos coastline on the...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2014

Climate Change

Building a climate-proof Lagos

Governments at all levels have been asked to henceforth reframe climate change issues and seek new kinds of solutions to help affected communities and...

Michael Simire - April 15, 2014

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