'Insecurity, Flood May Cause Severe Food Shortages'   Farmers under the aegis of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have raised alarm over looming hunger across the country and urged the government to intervene urgently to avert this. In a statement on Monday, the National President...

Floods Caused $7bn Economic Damage In 2022 – Shettima   The Federal Government has said the financial worth of direct economic damage in Nigeria caused by floods in 2022 is $7bn. On Tuesday, the government also said over 600 lives were lost as a result of the...

FG Says Nigeria Lost N3trn During 2022 Flood   Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, has disclosed that the total direct economic damage of the 2022 flooding, based on currently reported statistics as of November 25 was in the...

LCCI Concerned About Food Security, Inflation As Floods Hit States       With food inflation already spiralling out of control, thus putting pressure on disposable income of many households, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has expressed concern over the recent incidents of flooding in...

Kano Underpass: Kumbotso Communities Pick Dead Bodies after Downpour     For about seven years, the people of Gaida, Unguwan Kwari and Gida Dubu, communities of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State have been suffering countless loss of lives and properties after heavy downpours every rainy...

NEMA To Compensate Kebbi Farmers Affected By Flood   The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that it is set to embarked on enumerating farmers affected by the 2018 floods in Kebbi State, so as to enable them benefit from the federal government’s agricultural intervention. NEMA,...