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 an analysis of historical data, climate forecasts, hydrological modeling and the report identifying varying degrees of flood risk across different regions and …
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 total number of suspected cholera cases is now 1,283,” the Borno state health ministry said …
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 camp on the outskirts of state capital Maiduguri, the epicentre of the Islamist insurgency that has also destabilised neighbouring …
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 Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla and activities of herdsmen. The Guardian gathered yesterday that the river, …
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 meeting with the governor for a 150MW power plant, in Asaba, Delta State. Efforts at ensuring that over …
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 were still lacking, six months after world leaders met to support the crisis in the Lake …
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 team to curtail the spread. The National Coordinator (NC)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) OF NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, yesterday …
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 cassava in Nigeria. They alleged that the application, submitted by both agencies to the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) was a subtle …
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 were shut in Zurak, Wase in Plateau State last month. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. …
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. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, told journalists at the end of the National Council on Transportation meeting on Monday …
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 have been reported at the camp holding internally displaced persons in Makurdi, health officials said Tuesday. The camp …
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, on Tuesday said it never claimed that mobile phones cause cancer. In a statement released Tuesday, the agency said it never issued any statement or made any presentation to that effect because there is no scientific basis to make such declaration. The News Agency of …
Fifteen people have lost their lives in severe flooding in 21 communities in Cross River in July and August this year. The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Mr John Inaku, made the disclosure while assessing the extent of damage in flooded areas in Calabar South yesterday. …
Officials of the Child Protection Network and the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, BSEMA, have said three persons died in the recent flooding in the state, while 110 000 survivors risked contracting diseases. "There were three deaths, two adults and one child. At the Government approved IDP Camp, up to …
Makurdi — The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Ibrahim Jubril, has urged the Benue State government to demolish all structures and buildings on water channels in the state to avert a reoccurrence of the flood recently witnessed in Makurdi town. Meanwhile, the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rescue …
Lokoja — The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Audu has disclosed that the late Aisha Jimoh, who died of Lassa fever contacted 15 persons, adding that out of the number, one person is under surveillance. According to the commissioner, one of the brother to the late Aisha was …
LAGOS – Fourteen people have died of cholera in northeast Nigeria, with most of the victims living in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram violence, the health ministry said Saturday. "Up to September 1, 14 deaths have been reported," the health ministry said in a statement, adding that …
More than 100,000 people have fled their homes because of major flooding in the central state of Benue in Nigeria, according to President Muhammadu Buhari. "I have received with great concern reports of the flooding in Benue state, displacing, from early estimates, more than 100,000 people," Buhari wrote on Twitter …
Lagos — Nigeria has joined the global aviation community in mitigating the impact of carbon emissions on the environment. To this end, the country has developed and submitted its State Action Plan to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for the implementation of the Carbon Dioxide (CO2)Emissions Mitigation Measures and …
The Federal Government in collaboration with the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) has launched Building Energy Efficiency Code (BEEC) jointly funded by the European Union (EU) and German government to achieve energy saves, availability and sustainability throughout the country. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who launched the …
The authorities in Niger have ordered thousands of people to leave their homes in the capital, Niamey, because of serious flooding. Many are sheltering in schools while others have nowhere to go. Flooding is a recurrent problem in Niger, but this year more than 40 people have died since the …
