The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has advised Nigerians living around river banks along the River Benue Basin to quickly move to safer grounds. Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, who gave the warning in a statement yesterday, said water on the River Benue has reached the flooding level due to increased rainfall. He also urged those along the River Niger …

The House of Representatives has faulted the management of National Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) for full payment to contractors for ongoing projects in the 2023 fiscal year. Chairman of the House Committee on Hydrological Service Agency, Hon. Pascal Agbodike, and members of the committee expressed their dissatisfaction at the 2023 budget performance and 2024 budget defence. The lawmakers who frowned …

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 …