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‘Actions should be taken early’ — NEMA warns of massive flooding in 2023

    ‘Actions should be taken early’ — NEMA warns of massive flooding in 2023

Mustapha Ahmed, director-general, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says Nigeria will experience severe flooding in 2023 as indicated by predictions from responsible agencies. Ahmed spoke at an experts’ technical training

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TIMELINE: Over 250 persons killed by flood in four months   

    TIMELINE: Over 250 persons killed by flood in four months   

After a terrible flood devastated different parts of Nigeria in 2012, seven million people were affected, over 300 persons killed and 2.1 million displaced. It took some of them months

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INSIDE STORY: The Abuja community at the mercy of devastating windstorms

    INSIDE STORY: The Abuja community at the mercy of devastating windstorms

Ruth Ajayi, a 45-year-old pepper seller, has always lived in Ushafa, a suburb in the Bwari area of Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital territory. In this clustered environment, houses are so

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FG develops national response plan to address flooding

    FG develops national response plan to address flooding

Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, says the ministry has developed a national flood emergency preparedness and response plan.  The minister spoke on Thursday during a briefing with state

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