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22 Jan
About N50 billion worth of properties may have been lost and reduced to rubble after last Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, which killed five persons, injured 77 and rendered thousands homeless, some estate valuers have estimated.
22 Jan
Even the morning after, hours apart, we could not be too certain of the enormity of the tragedy that befell us in Ibadan with the Armageddon that ripped open the underbelly of so many hidden facts about our national existence.
9 Jan
The recommendations of the Presidential Flood Committee for the establishment of the National Flood Management Council, (NFMC) among other proposals to tackle the perennial flooding in Nigeria may be futile without legislative backing, AMEH OCHOJILA reports. On 23 June, Trademore Estate along Airport Road in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was submerged by flood…
6 Jan
A consideration of that aphorism must have informed the solemn pledge made early this year by Mustapha Habib Ahmed, Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the effect that NEMA will make sure Nigerians do not ever experience the devastation they suffered in 2022 when flooding ravaged many states
14 Dec
That mistaken bombing of civilians at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Kaduna State by a military drone, on Sunday, December 3, 2023 is another painful reminder of the vulnerability of civilian lives in the ongoing war against terrorism in the country.
8 Dec
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to the victims of Tudun Biri bombings in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State
8 Dec
Following the accidental bombing of a village in Igabi Local Council of Kaduna State, which death toll reportedly hit over 127 yesterday, 26 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS)...
5 Dec
A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), shows that only 1.5 per cent of households affected by the devastating 2022 floods received government’s assistance, despite the significant impact of the floods on livelihoods.
19 Nov
No fewer than 2,000 victims of the 2023 flood in Ikwo Local government Area of Ebonyi on Saturday received assorted relief materials worth N80 million to 2023 flood victims.
18 Nov
The flood victims in Plateau State, who benefitted from the Federal Government’s aid, yesterday, expressed their appreciation to the government, saying that they are better off after their assistance.
15 Nov
Federal government has set up a seven years action plan on disaster risk reduction towards mitigating impacts of natural disasters and others in the Sahel.
31 Oct
Rescuers, yesterday, recovered 17 bodies while 12 persons were rescued from the Taraba boat mishap. The boat capsized on Saturday with over 100 people, mostly local traders, including women and children returning from Mayorenero fish market...
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