Flooding

Floods Ravage Kwara Rice Farms: Millions Lost, Government Steps In

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Massive floods in Patigi and Shonga areas of Kwara State have wreaked havoc on rice farmlands, leading to losses worth millions of naira and throwing communities into despair. In Patigi’s Sanchita village, farmers like Idris Mohammed and Mohammed Usman described the devastation caused by floods resulting from water released from the Jebba Dam. The calamity […]

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BREAKING: Fed Govt Set Up Disaster Relief Fund

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This was made available on September 23, 2024, on news reports of the Veracity Newsdesk that the Federal Government of Nigeria has established a disaster relief fund to address disasters such as flooding. This was disclosed to journalists on Monday by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, at the State

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Climate Crisis: 50 Million Lives at Stake by 2060 — IMF

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According to new IMF research, Climate change could push an additional 50 million people in fragile states into hunger by 2060. The International partners must support these countries to adapt to extreme weather, the body says. Read the Summary of the reports here: Fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) already face higher temperatures than other countries

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High Flood Risk Predicted In 7 Yobe’s LGAs Within 10 Days

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The Fanfair forecast, funded by the European Union to manage floods in West Africa, has projected that within 10 days, seven local government areas in Yobe state could experience significant flooding, according to a report by Dailypost. The areas expected to be affected include Yusufari, Yunusari, Bursari, Geidam, Karasuwa, Nguru, and Bade. Fanfair’s prediction assigns

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No immediate threat of floods in Nigeria – FG

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Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev has said that there is no immediate threat of flooding. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the minister has therefore called on the government at all levels to put measures in place to prevent flood emergencies. Utsev, who disclosed this in

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