Flood

September 12, (THEWILL) – Mohammed Goni Alkali, the Managing Director of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), has distributed relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State. Goni Alkali said the materials include 10,000 bags...

September 12, (THEWILL) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that at least one million people were affected by the flood which ravaged Maiduguri city and its environs on Tuesday. Zulum stated this while speaking on the...

September 11, (THEWILL) – Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sympathises with millions of displaced people following devastating floodwater that ravaged about 70 percent of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Shettima, who visited in the...

August 17, (THEWILL) – The Yobe State Government has disclosed that a total of 17 people have lost their lives, while 227 sustained injuries as a result of severe flooding that displaced 5,953 households across the 16 Local Government...

July 07, (THEWILL) – Last Thursday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, sympathised with residents over the previous day’s downpour that left hundreds stranded and many areas submerged besides a few recorded deaths. When...

September 4, (THEWILL) – The torrential rain fall that lasted for several hours on Monday, has rendered residents of Achusa, Wurukum and Gboko road settlements homeless, as many houses were submerged. This is coming shortly after the Commissioner for...

August 16, (THEWILL) - The Lagos State Government has alerted residents to heavy rainfalls, which may lead to flash flooding. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lekan Shodeinde, said the...

July 05, (THEWILL) - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said at least 12 states and 31 communities, may experience flooding due to heavy rainfall across the country between July 4 and July 8. A statement signed by Ibrahim Farinloye,...

May 17, (THEWILL) – The upcoming Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola has been cancelled by Formula 1 due to extensive flooding and heavy rainfall across northern Italy. On Tuesday, the situation forced the track staff to evacuate...

March 31, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government has disclosed that concerted efforts were on to rehabilitate roads destroyed by the 2022 flood across the State. Conducting journalists during a tour of the construction sites on Friday, the State Commissioner...