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Flood Alert: “Expect four days of heavy rainfall in FCT, 5 States” – NiMet warns

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in its latest weather forecast, has predicted four days of heavy rainfall in five northern states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). NiMet, in its latest weather report, disclosed that the States to be affected by the downpour include parts of Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa, and the FCT. It added that moderate to heavy rainfall is also expected in States like Kwara, Oyo, Kogi, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Cross River, Akwa-Ibom,…

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‘Prepare for 3 days of heavy rainfall – NiMet alerts

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…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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Dust Haze: NiMet warns of poor visibility in North

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has raised an alarm over the possibility of poor visibility occurring in the extreme northern part of the country. According to a statement issued from the agency’s Central Forecast Office on Sunday, “Dust was raised over Faya Largeau, a dust source region in Chad Republic, during the morning hours of January 1, 2022. The plume of dust is expected to disperse towards Nigeria, to reduce visibility ranges in the Northern parts of the country during the morning hours of January 2, 2022. “Cases of thick…

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

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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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