FLOODING Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/flooding/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:29:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 FLOODING Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/flooding/ 32 32 42672738 When Media Saves Lives: How NEMA is Equipping Journalists for Disaster Risk Communication in Kano/Jigawa https://prnigeria.com/2025/07/19/when-media-saves-lives-nema/ Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:29:34 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=166384 When Media Saves Lives: How NEMA is Equipping Journalists for Disaster Risk Communication in Kano/Jigawa By MUKHTAR Ya’u Madobi As Nigeria braces for the 2025 flooding season, the need for effective and ethical communication in disaster preparedness has never been more critical. Demonstrating a proactive and forward-thinking approach, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kano […]

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]]> 166384 Flooding: 30 States Move to Avert Disaster as FG Issues Alert https://prnigeria.com/2025/04/11/flooding-states-move/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:34:18 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=160285 Flooding: 30 States Move to Avert Disaster as FG Issues Alert With the rainy season fast approaching, governments across Nigeria are racing against time to prevent what could be one of the most widespread flooding crises in recent years. Authorities in 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory have begun rolling out flood mitigation strategies […]

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]]> 160285 Borno: FG okays N80bn for immediate reconstruction of Alao dam https://prnigeria.com/2025/02/05/borno-alao-tinubu-dam/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:36:50 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=156179 Borno: FG okays N80bn for immediate reconstruction of Alao dam President Bola Tinubu has approved N80 billion for the immediate reconstruction and expansion of the Alau dam in Borno state. Situated in the Alau community of Konduga, a local government area of Borno State in the northeast region of Nigeria, it was constructed in 1984–1986. […]

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]]> 156179 Borno police apprehend fleeing inmate https://prnigeria.com/2024/10/16/borno-police-apprehend-fleeing/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:44:55 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=147128 Borno police apprehend fleeing inmate The Borno State Police Command has re-arrested a convict, Auwalu Aminu, also known as Auwalu Kirkir, who escaped from a correctional facility following the severe flooding that hit Maiduguri and its environs in September. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement […]

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]]> 147128 Shekarau Leads League of Northern Democrats to Maiduguri, Donates N50m to Flood Victims https://prnigeria.com/2024/10/09/shekarau-leads-league-northern/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:16:30 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=146475 Shekarau Leads League of Northern Democrats to Maiduguri, Donates N50m to Flood Victims Former Kano State Governor and the Chairman of the League of Northern Democrats, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, today led a delegation of the members on a sympathy visit to Maiduguri , the capital city of Borno State. The purpose of the visit was […]

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]]> 146475 Flooding: UNFPA Donates Relief Materials to Victims https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/02/flooding-unfpa-donates-relief-materials-victims/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/02/flooding-unfpa-donates-relief-materials-victims/#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:04:22 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15746 Flooding: UNFPA Donates Relief Materials to Victims The United Nations Population Fund has donated over 5700 relief items to the Nigerian Government in responses to flood affected States. The acting UNFPA Country Representative, Dr. Eugene Konguyny made the donation to the Minister of State,Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, recently in Abuja. Speaking during the donation, the […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/02/flooding-unfpa-donates-relief-materials-victims/feed/ 0 15746 Flooding: Bayelsa Communities under water-Dickson https://prnigeria.com/2018/09/30/flooding-bayelsa-dickson/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/09/30/flooding-bayelsa-dickson/#respond Sun, 30 Sep 2018 10:45:51 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15707 Flooding: 70 percent of Bayelsa Communities under water, Dickson cries out … Gov Urges FG to Declare Flood Emergency in Bayelsa …As a flood ravages Gov’s community, Toru Orua, others The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has raised the alarm that over 70 percent of the communities in the state have […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/09/30/flooding-bayelsa-dickson/feed/ 0 15707 We are Committed in Putting Measures to Manage Flooding in the Country- Water Minister https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/11/we-committed-putting-measures-manage-flooding-country-water-minister/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/11/we-committed-putting-measures-manage-flooding-country-water-minister/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 23:11:55 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=14000 We are Committed in Putting Measures to Manage Flooding in the Country- Water Minister The Honourable Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu has said that the Federal Government through the Ministry of Water Resources and its agencies is putting in place measures to manage high water flows from our rivers and to contain […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/11/we-committed-putting-measures-manage-flooding-country-water-minister/feed/ 0 14000 FLOODING: Lagos Gives Quit Notice to Property owners on Drainage Channels https://prnigeria.com/2017/07/23/flooding-lagos-drainage/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/07/23/flooding-lagos-drainage/#comments Sun, 23 Jul 2017 14:48:01 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=10030 …To Reestablish Drainage Right Of Way In a bid to mitigate the incidence of flooding, the Lagos State Government on Sunday ordered owners of properties erected on drainage channels and impeding the free-flow of water to immediately vacate or risk being removed. The Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. […]

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