Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has assured that his administration will give priority attention to water drainage channels in a bid to find a permanent solution to the consistent flooding that have been plaguing the state, especially makurdi, the capital city. Alia gave this assurance on Sunday when he inspected some areas within the Makurdi […]
Flooding: Jigawa Governor, Namadi directs commencement of frontline areas’ embarkment
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi has ordered the immediate commencement of embarkment of frontline areas across the state. Senior special assistant to the Governor on media affairs, Hajiya Zainab Shua’aibu Rabo Ringim disclosed this in a statement issued to DAILY POST. She said the Governor gave the directives to the state ministry of environment […]
Ogun alerts residents on flooding, urges dwellers of wetland to relocate
Ogun State Government, on Tuesday urged residents on wetland areas to relocate to safer ground before the rain commences fully. The rain according to the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) would commence from March and end in December, 2024 with an average rainy period of two hundred and thirty-nine […]
Flooding: Lagos govt decries buildings on drainage channels despite notice
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has commenced an enforcement initiative aimed at reclaiming a vital drainage channel, System 1 Drainage Channel midstream in Ojota and Ogudu. This was disclosed in a post by the commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X handle on Monday. He revealed that an inspection on Sunday […]
Flooding: NEMA, others urged to implement measures to avert disaster
A former Special Adviser to Imo State Governor on Orientation, Chief Dr Fidel Onyeneke has admonished the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, to live up to their professional responsibilities. He urged the agencies to ensure that rural dwellers were appropriately guided on the precautionary measures to take against […]
Food scarcity caused by smuggling, flooding – Agric minister, Kyari
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, says the present food scarcity in the nation and the increasing cost of food is caused by the smuggling of food across Nigerian borders and the Naira redesign policy. The minister made this statement when he appeared in the sectoral debate organized by the House of […]