The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has urged the Rivers Government to construct emergency shelters that will provide accommodations for flood victims in the state.
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The Managing Director of Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) in Ilorin, Dr Adeniyi Aremu, on Monday said Nigerian rivers face multiple threats from indiscriminate activities.
On Monday, the Borno state government said that only N4.4 billion of the N13.1 billion donations for victims of the Maiduguri flood was at hand.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that it has evacuated 117 people from four medical facilities affected by the rising waters in Borno state.
The European Union (EU) has said that it supported Nigeria and five other Sahel countries affected by flood with 5.4 million Euros.
A don with the Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Abubakar Monguno has called for accountability in the use of Ecological Funds disbursed for environmental protection across the country.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev on Monday called for collective action to protect the country’s water bodies from pollution and flooding.
Some Automobile Experts have said that cars using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) save 70 per cent in maintenance and running expenses compared to those running on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms across the nation from Monday to Wednesday.
The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has urged Kogi riverine communities at the banks of Rivers Niger and Benue to relocate to the upland due to impending floods.