NIRSAL blames Niger flood tragedy on blocked rail embankment
The Managing Director (MD) of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Abdulhameed, has blamed poor railway infrastructure for the recent devastating flood in Mokwa, Niger State. The flood claimed over 200 lives, with property worth billions of naira destroyed. Abdulhameed stated this on Thursday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Hydrological …