Flood in Nigeria

August 28, (THEWILL) - The federal government has alerted states and relevant government agencies, over plans by the Cameroonian government, to open the flood gate of Lagdo Dam, on the Benue River. The Cameroonian authorities said they will open the...

December 28, (THEWILL) - The United States Government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated an additional $5 million in Humanitarian Assistance to flood victims in Nigeria. A statement by the US Embassy in Nigeria, said the...

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa Government has warned property developers against acquiring lands and developing structures in the natural water channels, to curb future flood occurrence in the state and further destruction of properties, as well as loss...

December 04, (THEWILL) - The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before a Federal High Court, in Lagos, over “failure to probe the spending of trillions of ecological funds by governments at all levels...

November 30, (THEWILL) - Recently, I was chatting with a Northern friend about governors that made tremendous impacts in their states this flood season, and when I mentioned Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, he was curious to know what...

The United Nations on Friday released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide assistance to people affected and left vulnerable by floods across Nigeria, including those...

November 10, (THEWILL) - The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has assured communities in the Niger Delta region affected by the recent flood that relief materials "will get to them very soon". The Commission in a statement signed by its...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Presidency has said the scenes of flooding from Bayelsa State were deeply saddening, saying their thoughts are with victims of, and those affected by the floods. The Presidency in a statement by Senior Special Assistant...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa state Traditional Rulers Council has called on the federal government to take the front stage in the post-flood reconstruction of the state and post-flood rehabilitation of Bayelsans, who are also Nigerian citizens. They said...

November 08, (THEWILL) - The United States Government has promised to provide $1 million in immediate humanitarian aid for the people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria. In a statement, US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, expressed concerns over...