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Adamawa, Taraba, Kogi, Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, others at risk Water volume higher than last year’s – Minister NEMA tells residents to relocate   By Maureen Onochie, Seun Adeuyi, Faruk Shuaibu (Abuja), Kabiru R. Anwar (Yola), Clement A. Oloyede (Kano), Hope A. Emmanuel (Makurdi), Umar Muhammed (Lafia) & Magaji I. Hunkuyi (Jalingo)   Some states in…

To prevent deaths and other disasters associated with floods, states that are likely to be affected have asked residents of the flood-prone areas to vacate such communities.

Authorities at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been alerted to a possible flooding along the River Benue basin in a few days due to the

Following this, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has alerted the National Emergency Management Agency of the notice.

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it is prepared for the flood opening as Cameroun is set to open the flood gates of Lagdo Dam on the Benue River. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Monday, said the agency was fully prepared for the flood opening. “In line

NEMA puts 13 Nigerian states on red alert about potential massive flooding following plans by Cameroon to release water from the Lagdo Dam.

The would-be affected states have commenced evacuation of residents to higher lands following the news that the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon will soon release water.

The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, believes the opening of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam won’t cause as

His words: “We cannot dredge the rivers because of the NIWA Act which vests such power on the Federal Government. If the federal government does it part by dredging the River Benue and River Niger, the impact on states will be minimal.