The Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained reasons for the upsurge in the price of onions and scarcity of the produce in the country.
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No fewer than 101,330 households affected by the Sept.10, 2024 flood disaster in Maiduguri and its environs have received food and non-food items, including cash payments of N18.08 billion.
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has called on the World Bank to assist in reconstructing bridges destroyed by recent flooding and dredging the silted Alau Dam.
The Nigeria Association of Hydrological Sciences (NAHS) has sought for more collaboration with the Federal Government in tackling flood and drought in order to boost food production in the country.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, says Goronyo Dam is safe from associated flooding risk and has capacity to provide 80,000 jobs to farming families.
The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed it received N3 billion flood prevention fund disbursed in August by the Federal Government to flood prone states.
No fewer than 770 households have been displaced by flood in Benue due to the rising water level that overflowed the banks of the River Benue.
On Wednesday, the Ogun State Government advised residents of flooded areas to relocate to higher ground.
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an urgent flood warning to communities along the River Benue and River Niger, following significant rises in water levels due to continuous rainfall.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), of the United Nations says 1.39 million hectares of cropland have been affected by flooding, exacerbating food insecurity in Northeast Nigeria.