Flood

August 27, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has secured a $1m flood relief grant from the People’s Republic of China to support emergency response and recovery efforts in states affected by recent flooding. The grant was formalised on Wednesday through the signing...

August 11, (THEWILL) — Flood as a result of heavy downpour at a plantain plantation in Enohia Itim, Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has claimed 8 lives and affected over 800 people whose farmlands were destroyed. The...

August 06, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Environment and its National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre, has issued a nationwide alert over potential flooding in 76 locations across 19 states. The alert, which forecasts heavy rainfall...

July 08, (THEWILL) — The Benue State Government has issued a strong warning to residents living in flood-prone and low-lying areas to immediately relocate to higher ground in anticipation of heavy rainfall and possible water release from the Lagdo...

May 31, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate activation of the National Emergency Response Centre following the deadly flooding in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The flood, which has wreaked havoc across the area,...

November 03, (THEWILL) – Flooding has displaced thousands of people from their homes in Biseni Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Most of the victims from several communities across the Kingdom who are taking refuge on a...

October 23, (THEWILL) - Ogun State Government has urged residents of flooded areas affected by the recent release of water from Oyan Dam, to relocate to higher ground in line with its earlier warning. Areas affected include Isheri, Riverview Estate,...

October 05, (THEWILL) – The Ogun State Government has donated N200 million to the Borno State Government following the devastating flood that recently ravaged the state, destroying property and displacing thousands of residents. Recall that Governor Dapo Abiodun had earlier...

October 03, (THEWILL) – The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released an additional US$5 million to scale up the flood response and address critical needs in three of the most flood-affected states in Nigeria - Borno...

September 19, (THEWILL) – The Borno State Government has given an update on the pledges and donations to the Maiduguri Relief Fund for victims of the recent flood disaster in the state. This was contained in a statement issued...