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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned Nigerians about the rising water levels of the River Niger as of August 22, 2024. This alert came in response to a report from the Niger Basin Authority in Niamey, Niger Republic, indicating that upstream activities in Niger and Mali have contributed to the situation. A statement on…
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The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the deaths of four people as floods continue to affect some communities in the state. The Director General of the agency, Mas’ud Aliyu, confirmed this on Tuesday. He explained that the four deaths occurred in flood-ravaged communities in Shira, Giade, and Katagum Local Government Areas of Bauchi…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared that 13 states and 50 communities, mostly in the North, are likely to witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding between September 13 and 17. Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, declared this yesterday in Lagos. Farinloye listed the states and communities to…
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The prevailing weather pattern in Nigeria is going to cause above-normal rainfall in about 19 states between August and October this year, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency announced on Tuesday. It stated that above-normal rainfall conditions were expected over the Northern states such as Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Bauchi, much of Kebbi and…
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