Tag Archives: flood disaster

“Residents of some coastal settlements in Bayelsa on Tuesday expressed their grief over the devastation caused by the overflow of River Nun, a tributary of River Niger, in the area.”- Premium Times The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the flood submerged some settlements along the bank of the river. NAN also reports that residents of Tombia community in Ekpetiama ...

In June, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode launched CLI – an abbreviation for Cleaner Lagos Initiative and the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, to alleviate the problem of environmental pollution in Lagos state. In this article, we look at the poor waste management practices in Lagos that led to the introduction of CLI and LAGESC in line with world practices. ...

Niger State government revealed that it has spent more than N300 million on disaster management in parts of the state, since the beginning of the raining season this year. According to New Telegraph, the government through the Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Mallam Ahmed Ibrahim Inga, over the weekend, disclosed this in an interactive session with journalists in ...