Tag: river benue
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GOOD NEWS: Risk of severe flood lowers as River Benue water level recedes
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has announced a slight decrease in River Benue’s water levels in recent days, lowering the risk of severe flooding.
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Flood: Senate moves to add River Benue project to 2024 budget
The Senate says it will facilitate the inclusion of dredging of the River Benue in the 2024 appropriation bill, to address the perennial flooding and its multi-dimensional consequences.
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Lagbo Dam not responsible, FG reveals cause of flooding
The Federal Government has said that water from the Lagbo Dam in Cameroon is not responsible for the flooding that has devastated parts of Nigeria. The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, stated this at the 2023 budget defence of the ministry in Abuja on Wednesday.
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Gov Wike proffer solution to perennial flooding in Nigeria
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said dredging the River Benue and River Niger will solve the problem of perennial flooding in Nigeria, stressing that the perennial flooding experienced in parts of the country was a result of a lack of initiative on the part of the federal government.
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UNIBEN student drowns in River Benue
A yet to be identified University of Benin student has drowned in River Benue, on the closing day of Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) in Makurdi.. Dr Omeche Onoja, Chairman, NUGA games medical and sanitation sub committee confirmed the incident. The name of the student was not disclosed. Onoja said the student had gone to…