Tag: Flood

Maiduguri Flood: NAFDAC shuts down market over contaminated drugs

Aminu Imam
NAFDAC shuts down market

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has shut down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale following the devastating flood that hit the State. The drug agencies made this known on Thursday, in a statement posted via his official X handle, saying it has ordered the closure of the drug market after the recent flooding submerged the market, and the drugs became contaminated. NAFDAC posted: After the recent flooding in Maiduguri that submerged the Gomboru…

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Flood: FG disburses N3bn to States fir mitigation

Aminu Imam
Flood displaces

Supports farmers amid 2024 rainy season The Federal Government has disbursed N3 billion to each of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to mitigate the impact of flooding during the 2024 rainy season. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the release, stating that the funds aim to support local farmers and safeguard the agricultural sector. According to the Ministry, this financial commitment demonstrates President Bola Ahmed Tinubus dedication to promoting local economic growth and enhancing disaster response efforts. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…

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Flood displaces thousands in Katsina, as victims decry neglect

Aminu Imam
Katsina flood

Six weeks after floods ravaged parts of Katsina State, victims are still waiting for assistance from the state government, with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) uncertain of the level of devastation. A survey across 34 local government areas revealed that at least 30,000 people have been displaced in 18 areas, with over 7,000 houses, shops, and business premises destroyed. These include: Katsina, Kaita, Rimi, ?atagarawa, Charanchi, Kurfi, Dustinma, Mashi, Dutsi, Daura, Sandamu, ?aure, Matazu, ?anja, ?an?ara, Faskari and Jibia local government areas, (LGAs). Survey further revealed that more than…

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18 States on red alert, as flood kills 15, displaces over 16,000 in one week

Aminu Imam
Flooded communities

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Terlumun Utsev, have raised the alarm that18 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may be adversely affected in the coming days. No fewer than 15 persons have reportedly lost their lives due to the widespread flooding experienced across the country within the last seven days. Several properties, including houses, cars and other valuables were destroyed by the disturbing disaster. Recall that on June 24, the popular Trademore Estate, Abuja, was submerged following a sustained torrential rainfall that led to the death of…

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Flood in Libya: 10,000 people missing – Red Cross

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Libyan Flood

About 10,000 people are missing after the devastating flooding in Libya, said the head of the Libya office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Tamer Ramadan made the comment at a UN press conference in Geneva on Tuesday via video link. The storm system known as Daniel began dumping rain on Libya on Sunday, leading to catastrophic flooding in eastern parts of the country. Hundreds of people have already been buried in the particularly hard-hit city of Derna, where two dams burst.

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Flood: UNICEF raises alarm, says more than 1.5 million children at risk in Nigeria

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the devastating floods  wreck havoc across Nigeria,  United Nations Children Education Funds says more than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance, 60 per cent of which are children and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition. The floods, which have affected 34 out of the 36 states in the country, UNICEF says have displaced 1.3 million people, with over 600 people loosing their lives and over 200,000 houses either partially or fully damaged.  In a statement, UNICEF says cases of diarrhoea…

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Flood submerges 17 communities in Nasarawa Council

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Abdullahi Aliyu, Executive Chairman, Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has said that no fewer than 17 communities in the area have been submerged by flood following torrential rainfall on Tuesday. Aliyu stated this on Wednesday in Umaisha, Toto LGA, when he visited some of the affected communities to assess the level of devastation. The council chairman, who was represented by his Deputy, Abubakar Kwanaki, said that the visit was to ascertain the level of damage caused by the flood in the affected communities. We are here to see things for ourselves,…

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Flood killed 36 in Sokoto in nine months SEMA

Ishaku Yohanna

No fewer than 36 people have died while 470 others displaced from their homes following floods due to heavy rainfalls in various parts of Sokoto state from January to date. Mustapha Umar, the Director Relief and Orientation of the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), disclosed this at a meeting on disaster management on Thursday in Sokoto. The meeting was organised by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Umar said about 302, 500 hectares of farmlands were submerged and about 120 animals were killed due to flooding experienced across the state.…

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Flood kills 16, destroys 3,042 houses in Bauchi – SEMA

Ishaku Yohanna

The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said the flood had killed 16 persons, destroyed 3,042 houses and several farmlands in the state. Shehu Ningi, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of SEMA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Bauchi that 11 out of the 20 local government areas of the state were affected by the flood. The affected local government areas include Shira, Dambam, Katagum, Jammare, Warji, Itas, Alkaleri, Bauchi, Zaki Kirfi and Gamawa, he said. He said that farmlands and crops including maize, millet, guinea corn…

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