Flash floods in Lagos on Tuesday caused massive gridlock, disrupted businesses, and left vehicles stranded across major roads including Ikoyi, Lekki, Ikeja, and Apapa. NiMet had...
The flooding itself was not an isolated event. Over the years, urban expansion in Maiduguri has occurred without adequate planning. Drainage systems have been neglected, and...
It is easy to issue warnings, but far harder to build infrastructure that keeps people safe. Most flood-prone communities in Nigeria are chronically underserved. Drainage systems...
Shokari, another community along the river, acts as a basin for overflow. Rainwater from higher areas channels down to Shokari and settles there. Houses get surrounded...
Forecasters have warned of more flooding as rain falls on saturated ground, complicating recovery efforts involving helicopters, boats, dogs and some 1,750 personnel.
Two people died in Burnet County, where a firefighter was among the missing after he was swept away by floodwaters while responding to a rescue, county...
It should be recalled that on Saturday, June 14, 2025, a similar flood in Bida around the GRA-Federal Polytechnic Road led to the collapse of several...
“Concerned that in the early days of this administration in 2023, via a correspondence from my office, the Ecological Fund Office (the Fund) was informed of...
Around 200 people had taken shelter in a community hall in the town of Butterworth, about 110 kilometres away, after their homes in an informal settlement...
Nature may be what it is , but the Nigerian government is also what it is unfortunately – inept, incompetent, corrupt and confused. Nature may be...