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No fewer than 701 persons have lost their lives in 53 boat accidents in the country between January 2020 and October 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The fatalities, which involved the passengers and the boat operators, were attributed to overloading, ...

Many states have been submerged by floods with some residents in Kogi, Anambra, Bauchi, Gombe among others in the affected areas currently facing a tough time. The incidents have recorded human and material losses with several sacked from their homes. ...

Thousands of travelers and residents of Lokoja, Kogi State capital are currently stranded as the city has been overrun by heavy flooding. The Lokoja-Abuja road which connects the North and South has practically been cut off, thereby paralyzing economic activities,  ...

No fewer than 850 houses have been destroyed after a fresh flood disaster swept through eight federal wards in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State.  An official from the Information and Protocol Unit of the Council Area, Mohammed Yusuf, ...

NO fewer than 361, 000 persons have been displaced by the flood disaster that ravaged two local government Council in Nasarawa state. A breakdown of the figure  showed that 135, 000 people from 23 communities were displaced in Umaisha,  Toto ...

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of possible flooding in 20 states across the country due to excess rainfall. NiMet listed the states that are prone to high-risk flooding this month (September) as Kebbi and Jigawa in the northwest, Borno, ...

…warns on more danger ahead Eight lives have been confirmed lost to flooding in Niger State within one month. Besides the lives lost, several houses, farmlands, link roads, culverts among others were also washed away. The disaster occurred in seven ...

The Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet), in its latest weather forecast, has predicted four days of heavy rainfall in five northern states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The states to be affected by the downpour include parts of ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), yesterday, released its 2022 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), forecasting mild and severe dry spells in 17 states between May and August. Minister of Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, stated this at the event in Abuja with ...