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FLOOD alerts have been flowing in torrents from federal, state, and multilateral agencies and apprehension has gripped many communities nationwide.

Every year, Cameroonian authorities release excess water from the Lagdo Dam, water which flows into Nigeria through the River Benue, which coupled with rainfall around the same period, leads to flooding in the country. Yesterday, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) issued a warning to all those living around river banks to relocate, due to…

Experts on flood control and hydro/dam management have suggested that building of bigger dams and irrigation projects would save farmers struggling to repay over N700 billion Anchor Borrowers’ Programme loan of the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN).New Telegraph gathered that flooding hit some states and destroyed their livelihood following the opening of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.The opening of the dam is expected to affect 13 states in Nigeria, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports in August 2023.

“The concern generated by the planned opening of the dam therefore is not surprising, going by what has transpired over the years, with cases of flood increasing with each year.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday advised residents of Makurdi, Benue State capital to relocate to higher grounds over the rising level of River Benue.   The image of the river water level on a marker which was shared with journalists by NEMA indicated that the water had risen to an “emergency level,” meaning there is a high tendency of flooding incidents in the area.