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 …
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency has said that 23 people were killed and five others missing in Gombe flood disaster between June and July. Mohammed Garba, Acting Head of Rescue and Rehabilitation of the agency made the disclosure to journalists in Gombe on Monday. He said six persons died …
"We are hungry". This is currently the commonest expression in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Amongst the displaced are women and children from Bama, a severely conflict- affected town and hard to reach area in Borno state. Most have lost their husbands and children. They have nothing to eat and …
This report offers an overview of the state of WASH services in the country. It draws from a number of national data sources, desk reviews, and original research to analyze service delivery in the country and assess the sector’s performance. It offers an overview of poverty in Nigeria, considers the …
Total loss to Nigeria from corruption in the electricity sector in 16 years of democratic experience has been put at over N11 trillion. This was contained in a research report titled: "From Darkness to Darkness: How Nigerians are Paying the Price for Corruption in the Electricity Sector" published by an …
In a renewed effort to brace up for the nation's emission reduction target, the Federal Government has set machinery in place for a greenhouse gas inventory. The move is part of the expectation for the Nigeria's Third National Communication (TNC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The …
Speaking to newsmen on the incident, chairman of the layout, Mr. Nicholas Okechukwu, said: “the flood submerged about 100 buildings, especially bungalows in the dead of the night, which made it impossible for inhabitants to pack their belongings. At least 200 families have been displaced by flood in Oduke layout, …
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team has presented a report, which directs Nigeria to establish a nuclear safety legal framework. According to local media the Guardian, the recommendation follows after a 10-day mission to assess the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety as …
LAGOS - The new National Petroleum Policy will ultimately remove barriers affecting investment and development of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said Wednesday. The 100-page document was very comprehensive on all aspects of the oil industry, the minister said in a statement …
Environmental devastation, ruined economy and deteriorating health afflict Bodo community years after Shell oil spill. In 2008 and 2009, a 55-year-old pipeline owned by Shell ruptured twice, throwing up 600,000 barrels, according to UK court claims, of crude oil into the surrounding creeks of the Niger Delta. In 2015, after …
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday opposed creation of the National Council on Climate Change. Speaking at a public hearing by the House of Representatives committee on climate change in Abuja, the Director General of NiMet, Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi, said rather than establish …
Port Harcourt — Residents have been sacked from their houses by flood in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following weekend's downpour. In Rumuolumeni community, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, there was panic, following the flood that submerged over 100 homes and four churches in the area. The downpour …
Using growth regressions with panel data, this study identifies the determinants of economic growth, highlighting in particular the role of natural resources and institutional quality. The overarching aim of this exercise is to learn about the drivers of growth in Nigeria, and to predict growth rates of gross domestic product …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised red alert for acute outbreaks of cholera and hepatitis E in Nigeria. The WHO blamed the cholera outbreaks on lack of access to clean drinking water and poor hygiene conditions, and the hepatitis E epidemic on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria. …
Niger Governor Abubakar Bello has approved N30 million to the state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) to provide relief materials to survivors of Suleja flood. A statement by the governor's chief press secretary, Jibrin Ndace, in Minna on Sunday said that the governor gave the approval when he visited some flooded …
CALABAR, Nigeria - At least nine people were killed and 10 others seriously injured Sunday when a gas tank exploded at a fuel complex in southeastern Nigeria, state police said. There was no immediate explanation for the blast at a facility belonging to Nigerian firm Linc Oil and Gas at …
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) have certified 234 communities in Boki area of Cross River Open Defecation Free (ODF). UNICEF representative, Mr. Sam Itodo spoke to the communities on the importance of sustaining the achievement and not to go to sleep. …
Institutional bottlenecks, funding challenges, disenchantment by affected communities and political interference, among others, may stall the implementation of the Ogoni Cleanup Project, which was launched by the Federal Government one year ago. Though the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP), has called for expression of interest to prequalify for implementation of …
The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has refuted a media report alleging the flow of diesel from a public water supply tap at 10, Tiamiyu Savage Street in Victoria Island. A statement issued by the Managing Director, LWC, Muminu Badmus, on Wednesday in his Ijora Office, the Corporation said its Zonal …
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's lower house of parliament called on Wednesday for ex- president Goodluck Jonathan to testify in an inquiry into the contested sale of an oil block during his tenure, the investigating committee said. Investigations into the $1.3 billion sale in 2011 of oil prospecting licence (OPL) 245, …
The Institute for Agricultural Research, IAR, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has secured approval to release three new high-yielding nutrient maize varieties for planting in Nigeria. The Institute made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. The institute said the approval …
