Anxiety in Lagos, Benue, Delta as Cameroon Opens Lagdo Dam Some states said yesterday they had started taking steps to stem the tide of severe flooding that may result from release of water from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon. The Cameroonian government had in a letter addressed to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, weekend,
READ MOREBuhari Approves Immediate Release of 12,000 Tonnes of Grains to Flood Victims President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 12, 000 metric tonnes of grains as relief materials for victims of flood disaster across the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, made this known at the
READ MORERainstorms Destroy 3,813 Houses in Katsina State, Kill 5 Rainstorms have destroyed 3,813 houses in 13 local government areas of Katsina State this year, the State’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said. SEMA’s spokesperson, Mr Umar Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Katsina that the storms also killed five persons
READ MORETwo Bodies Recovered at Lagos Building Collapse Two bodies have been found by emergency personnel in the wreckage of a building that collapsed early on Sunday in Lekki, Lagos State. This was stated to reporters on Sunday in Lagos by Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Farinloye noted that the
READ MORE143 Stranded Nigerians Return from Libya National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received another batch of 143 stranded Nigerians from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, who was represented by the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye,
READ MORE1,300 Houses Damaged by Windstorm in Jigawa – Govt Jigawa Government said 1,300 houses had been damaged by windstorm in Kafinhausa Local Government Area of the state. The Special Assistant to Gov. Muhammad Badaru on Community Development and Social Inclusion, Alhaji Hamza Muhammad, told Newsmen today that over 1,300 houses were either destroyed or damaged
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