Tag: Heavy rains

‘Prepare for 3 days of heavy rainfall – NiMet alerts

Aminu Imam

…Warns on possible displacement, collapse of weak buildings The Nigeria Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), has predicted heavy rainfall in some States of the federation for the next three days. During the forecast period, according to the agency, heavy rainfall “is expected over parts of Cross River, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and the FCT, just as moderate to heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Benue, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Taraba States”. A forecast bulletin endorsed by the Director-General, Prof. Mansur Matazu, stated that “there are chances of light rainfall over…

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‘Heavy rains imminent, Nigerians should prepare’, NEMA warns

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has advised FCT residents to prepare for the rainy season and avoid environmental practices that could lead to flooding in the territory. The Director-General of FCT FEMA, Abass Idris, gave the advice in a statement signed by FEMA’s Acting Head, Public Relations, Ngaha Faustina, yesterday, in Abuja. The Director-General stated that preparedness and sensitisation remained key towards reducing disasters in the FCT. He said that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) had predicted that the Northern part of the country should expect…

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