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UN: Nearly 6m children in northern Nigeria at risk of acute malnutrition

    UN: Nearly 6m children in northern Nigeria at risk of acute malnutrition

The United Nations (UN) says about six million children under the age of five in the northern part of Nigeria will experience acute malnutrition till April 2023. Speaking on Wednesday

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FACT CHECK: Were 31 states in Nigeria submerged by flooding?

    FACT CHECK: Were 31 states in Nigeria submerged by flooding?

A Twitter post has claimed that 31 states were submerged during the recent flooding in Nigeria. “31 of 36 states in Nigeria are underwater, the whole country’s never flooded like

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FACT CHECK: Is the devastating flood in Nigeria influenced by climate change?

    FACT CHECK: Is the devastating flood in Nigeria influenced by climate change?

Online conversations especially on Twitter have claimed that the recent flooding in Nigeria is a result of government negligence and nothing related to climate change.  “The flooding in Nigeria is

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Flooding: Reps ask FG to request N100bn in supplementary budget as intervention fund

    Flooding: Reps ask FG to request N100bn in supplementary budget as intervention fund

The house of representatives has asked the federal government to request a supplementary budget of N100 billion as intervention fund to address the effect of flooding across the country. The

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Flooding: More relief items to be distributed to affected communities, says NDDC

  Flooding: More relief items to be distributed to affected communities, says NDDC

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says the agency is working on a comprehensive intervention programme to cushion the effect

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Flooding: SEMA says Bayelsa worst hit — 1.3m people affected

  Flooding: SEMA says Bayelsa worst hit — 1.3m people affected

The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), says no fewer than 1.3 million people in the state have been affected

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Town planning, vegetation restoration… how to forestall future flood disaster

  Town planning, vegetation restoration… how to forestall future flood disaster

In Nigeria, flooding has almost become an annual occurrence. Whenever it rains, it floods. This has been the situation since

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PANDEF asks humanitarian minister to resign, says data used for flood ranking ‘ridiculous’

  PANDEF asks humanitarian minister to resign, says data used for flood ranking ‘ridiculous’

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) says Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, is unfit for office and should

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Refugee commission: Flooding has increased number of IDPs to about 5m

  Refugee commission: Flooding has increased number of IDPs to about 5m

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in

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CAUGHT UNAWARES: Their homes were submerged by flood. Now they sleep on water

  CAUGHT UNAWARES: Their homes were submerged by flood. Now they sleep on water

Jethro Yacim, a retired police officer in his early 60s, sat in front of the first floor of his storey

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