Ten persons have been killed and over 200 houses destroyed in Katsina State capital and Bindawa Local Government Area of the state, as heavy rain overran buildings and roads in the neighbourhood causing havoc. According to residents of the affected areas in the Katsina metropolis, the heavy rain started at 4 pm, on Tuesday till late night of the same …

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to revisit the proposed construction of Dasin Hausa Dam and any other dam to take in the flood waters from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Senate resolution was a sequel to the adoption of a motion on ‘Urgent Need to Intervene in the Flooding Issues in Sagamu, Ijebu areas …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), and the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have predicted a high probability of flooding across the country as a result of heavy rainfall in the months ahead. The agencies, which released their 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlookearly in the year, said they were taking proactive steps …

The 2022 floods in various parts of Nigeria led to an estimated economic loss of $9.12 billion (N4.2 trillion official exchange rate), the Federal Government announced on Friday. This was revealed after a post-disaster assessment of the 2022 flooding. The report was released in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Presenting the report, …