By Our Correspondent The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has joined other sympathisers in commiserating with the government and the people of Borno state over the recent flood disaster. TheNewsZenith reports that a four-member team of the Umman led by its President, Alhaji Rasoaki Oladejo visited the state last Friday and donated N50 […]
From Our Correspondent No fewer than six houses and 15 cars were trapped in the flood following heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday in in Awka, Anambra State. TheNewsZenith reports that Arinze close, near the Awka Township Stadium, is worst wreaked by the flood. Residents of the area, who spoke with TheNewsZenith said […]
By Our correspondent The Society for Planet and Prosperity, an environmental NGO, has called for urgent climate action and support for the victims of the devastating flood disaster in Borno State. TheNewsZenith reports that Ugochukwu Uzuegbu, Communications Officer for SPP, made the call in a statement, on Monday in Lagos. Uzuegbu stated that SPP commiserated […]
From our Correspondent No fewer than 1,048,312 Nigerians have been ravaged by flooding since April, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). TheNewsZenith reports that the Director-General of the agency, Mrs Zubaida Umar, announced the figures at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF), on Thursday, in Abuja. According to Umar, 259 people died in […]
Heavy rainfall has caused 94 deaths, 93 people injured and 137,156 others affected in Niger Republic since the rainy season began in May, authorities said. Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management, Aissa Lawan Wandarma, said at a press briefing on Thursday, that 44 people died due to flooding. She added that 50 people also […]
From Our Correspondent, Awka The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called on community and opinion leaders, women and youths to support proactive measures to avert negative impacts of flood during the rainy season. Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General of NEMA, made the call at the flag-off of the ‘2024 Flood Early Warnings Sensitisation’ exercise on […]
At least 40 people died in the floods and landslides following heavy rains that hit Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday night. Local authorities said they found at least 20 people dead in Bukavu and 20 dead bodies in the surrounding village of […]
By Our Correspondent No fewer than 16,000 families suffered the consequences of flooding in Lagos State in 2022, according to data released by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Ibrahim Farinloye, Coordinator of NEMA in Lagos, said in a state also that 6,000 farmers lost seedlings and farm produce. In the statement, mailed to TheNewsZenith, […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos State Government is fully prepared for anticipated flooding that may arise from the opening of the Lagdo dam on the Benue River in Cameroon. Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the assurance in a statement, on Monday, in Lagos. “In a paradigm shift from […]
Following the destructive intensity of flooding in parts of the country this year, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced a five-year tax holiday for investors in the agricultural sector to mitigate the losses caused by the flood. Dr Muhammad Abubakar, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this at a press conference, on […]