Tag: Flood disaster

Flood Disaster: FG to disburse ₦6.3bn interest-free loans to 21,000 victims

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FG to disburse

21,000 Nigerians affected by flood disasters across the country are to benefit from a Federal Government interest-free loan totalling ₦6.3 billion. Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Yusuf Sanunu, disclosed this yesterday, at a roundtable event to mark this year’s ‘International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction’, in Abuja. The event had in attendance Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, Governor Dauda Lawal, of Zamfara State, lawmakers and international partners among others. Sununu said the intervention is to mitigate the impact…

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Tinubu sympathises with victims of Adamawa flood, Niger boat accident

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Tinubu sympathises

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and destruction caused by the recent flood in Yola, Adamawa State, and a boat mishap in Guni village, Niger State. In a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President conveyed his condolences to the affected families and commended the emergency responders who have been on the frontline of rescue efforts. “I extend my heartfelt sympathies to the communities and families of victims affected by the flood disaster in Yola and…

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Niger: Over 200 lives, hundreds still missing in Mokwa flood

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Mokwa flooding

…Survivors plead for urgent aid More than 200 people have been confirmed dead, and over 500 remain missing, following catastrophic flooding that swept through Mokwa local government area in Niger State last Thursday.  The disaster, described as the worst in the region in six decades, has left thousands homeless and in desperate need of basic necessities. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), quoting local official Musa Kimboku, reported that rescue operations have been suspended as authorities no longer expect to find survivors. The floods, triggered by torrential rainfall, devastated communities in…

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Niger Flood: Death toll rises to 151, over 3,000 displaced

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Niger flood

At least 151 people have been confirmed dead and eleven others injured in the aftermath of the devastating floods that displaced more than 3,000 residents of Mokwa town, in Niger State. Spokesperson of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Ibrahim Husseini, confirmed the figures in a phone interview. According to him, the floods, which affected 503 households, displaced 3,018 people. “Two bridges and two roads were washed away, he added, noting that the disaster affected three communities in the town”, he stated.  According to reports, the floods submerged many…

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Zulum expresses concern over possible Boko Haram prison escape amidst floods

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Zulum on flood

Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed concern over the possibility that some Boko Haram leaders serving sentences may have escaped from a correctional facility in Maiduguri after severe flooding hit the State capital. Reports had highlighted that the flood claimed lives and caused significant destruction, including the damage of a section of an old prison in the city. In response, many inmates were transferred to a newly constructed maximum-security prison in Maiduguri. While a security source confirmed the evacuation of inmates, unverified reports suggest that some may…

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Flood Disaster: ?angote donates N2bn to Maiduguri victims

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…Urges Corporate Nigeria to support Borno The Chief Executive Officer of ?angote Industries, Aliko ?angote has announced the donation of N2 billion to assist those affected by the recent devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. ?angote explained that while the Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster, which he chairs, has committed N1 billion, the ?angote Foundation will donate an additional 1 billion naira. “We have a Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster which I chair. They have already committed about 1 billion, and the Aliko Dangote Foundation will…

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Borno Flood Disaster: IBAN pledges solidarity with the govt, people of maiduguri in face of humanitarian crisis

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Maiduguri flood

…Calls for urgent global aid The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN), has expressed deep solidarity with the government and people of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and the wider North-East region of Nigeria, as they face a humanitarian crisis caused by catastrophic flooding. According to a press statement issued in Maiduguri on Thursday, signed by its Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Ramalan and Director of Publicity IBAN, Gregory Odutayo, the disaster has displaced thousands, leaving many families struggling to access food, shelter, and medical care. In the statement, IBAN acknowledged the…

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Borno Flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Borno flood

Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the people and Government of Borno State over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri, the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued yesterday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. “It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Borno’s Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to have been affected”.…

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Borno flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Ramalan

Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr( Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the People and Government of Borno state over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued on Wednesday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. “It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Borno’s Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to…

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