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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 Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it rejected the Federal Government’s offer because it is “miserable”. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in a statement on Thursday and made available to The PUNCH. The statement was titled, ...

Apparently worried by the rate of incessant fire outbreaks and the resultant negative effects on the nation’s economy, controller-general of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Engr. Jaji Abdulganiyu, has announced his agency’s resolve to commence the enforcement and strict adherence ...

The Federal Government has replanted over 20 million hectares of land across the country under its afforestation/reforestation programme, the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, said on Thursday. In his keynote address at the 16th meeting of the National Council on ...

…Commences Trial Census Nationwide in 4608 in Selected Localities …Introduces Modern and New Technologies …Warns Against Fraudsters, Says Commission Has Not Opened Portals For Application …Uyo, Uruan, Ibiono Ibom, Ini, Abak, Etim Ekpo, Eket, Mkpat Enin and  Okobo LGAs Selected ...

About 445 Local Government areas across 32 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will witnessing heavy flooding during the 2022 raining season, Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu has stated. The Minister, who spoke while unveiling the 2022 ...

The Supreme Court has resolved the ownership dispute of 17 oil-rich wells in favour of Rivers State. In a judgment prepared by Justice Heleen Ogunwumiju and delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court dismissed the counter claim ownership put ...