Tag: Flood
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Flood: Medical supports provided to 199 LGs – Hajiya Farouq
Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said medical support had been provided to 199 Local Government Areas affected by flooding across the country. Farouq briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She…
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Water Minister blames States for flooding
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has blamed state governments for ignoring early warnings that could have averted the impact of this year’s flooding.
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Flood: Nigeria ought to have declared disaster emergency in some areas- Obi
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has said that the country ought to have declared flood disaster emergency in some areas of the country. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the LP presidential flag-bearer made this observation after an on the spot assessment of how flood affected states across Nigeria. Obi who paused his National Presidential…
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Flood: Prices of food items soar high in the northern part of Nigeria
Food items prices have continued to soar high beyond the expectations of the people in the north due to excessive flooding in the last quarter of year 2022. The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamali had earlier predicted that hunger may surface in the north due to flooding.
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Floods: Spike in snakebites, village head’s wife killed in Plateau
More cases of snakebites have been reported across the country as humans and reptiles clash in dry lands while scurrying away from devastating floods. Correspondents of NAN who visited areas prone to snakebites and the treatment centres, found a sharp rise in the cases with more deaths recorded as the floods had equally blocked access…
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Floods kill 23 in Kano State, 50 in Adamawa
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed that 23 persons lost their lives to flooding and windstorm in 25 local government areas of the state.
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My thoughts on japa – By Francis Ewherido
By now the word Japa needs no explanation. Nigerians are leaving our shores in droves for other African countries, Europe and America. The medical profession is hit below the belt. Thousands of our best doctors and other medical personnel have left the country for greener pastures in other countries, including the Middle East. It is…
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UN expresses worry over impact of flooding in Nigeria
The UN has expressed concern over the flooding in Nigeria, which has impacted the lives of more than 2.8 million men, women and children.
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Flooding: Uzum calls for support, commends the media for reportage
The Director-General (DG) of the Delta State Orientation Bureau, Eugene Azuka Uzum Esq, has called on public-spirited individuals, including philanthropists, civil society organisations and particularly corporate establishments to, as part of their social responsibilities, support the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in the state.
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Force majeure: Our plant still in operation – NLNG
The management of Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) on Thursday said the company’s plant was in operation at a limited capacity, due to reduced gas supply from some of its upstream gas suppliers. Mr Andy Odeh, the General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development of NLNG, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Odeh said:…