Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
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Death toll in NE Nigeria cholera outbreak jumps to 35
Thirty-five people have now died during a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, up from 21 at the start of the week, local health officials said on Sunday. “The number of deaths reported… is 35. The
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Cholera spreads through camps in Nigeria's strife-hit northeast- U.N.
Cholera is spreading fast through camps housing people displaced by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Most deaths were recorded in Muna Garage
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Epidemic looms in Enugu community over contamination of stream
Etiti Ozalla community in Nkanu West Local Council of Enugu State has raised the alarm over a looming epidemic in the area by the contamination of Ufam River by wastes from the University of Nigeria Teaching
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BEDC, Thames, Delta sign MoU for 20MW Isoko power plant
Secretary to Delta State Government , Festus Agas (left); Governor , Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; Executive Vice-Chairman, Proton Energy , Oti Ikomi; and Project Manager , Femi Adebule , at a Proton Energy
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Refugee council raises the alarm over children malnutrition in northeast, others
Egeland stressed that of this number, 450,000 were in Nigeria, 247,500 in Niger, 63,000 in Cameroon and 22,000 in Chad.He explained that 57 per cent of the funds needed to provide basic humanitarian needs
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NCDC confirms 20 cholera deaths, 319 suspected cases in Borno
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 319 suspected cases of cholera outbreak and 20 deaths in Borno State. It has also deployed a rapid response
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Experts fault proposed field trial of genetically modified cassava
Experts have condemned an alleged move by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA) and Zurich, Switzerland-based ETHZ Laboratories to carry out confined field trial of genetically modified
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Two illegal mining firms defraud government N100 billion
Two firms allegedly involved in illegal mining have taken out of the country, over the years, minerals worth over N100 billion. The illegal mining companies, Solid Unit Limited and Geotess Nigeria Limited
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Nigeria launches ‘bicycle riding’ project for transportation in Abuja
The Ministry of Transportation says the National Council on Transportation has approved the commencement of a `bicycle riding’ project, as a means of transportation in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
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Benue Flood: Five cases of diarrhoea reported in IDP camp; occupants reach 4,776
After surviving Boko Haram attacks, displaced persons die of diarrhoea in IDP campAfter surviving Boko Haram attacks, displaced persons die of diarrhoea in IDP camp No fewer than five cases of diarrhoea