Flood triggered by incessant rain has destroyed over 3,000 farmlands and about 120 houses at Zugo town in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa.
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Air Commodore Akugbe Iyamu, Acting Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, made the promise during his tour of the flood-prone areas of the state on Saturday.
It has been established that certain actions aggravate flooding such as dumping of wastes on river channels and waterways and such acts lead to blockage of drainage and river channels.
A NAN correspondent, who visited the town, reports that some of the houses have been totally brought down, while water had submerged several others.
Oke-Osayintolu spoke on Thursday at a roadshow for Flood Awareness Campaign and Strengthening of Local Emergency Management Committees in Lagos.
In a resolution passed on Wednesday, the house urged Governor Willie Obiano to direct the Ministry of Environment to encourage landlords in the state to adopt the catchment pits as erosion-control measure.
Mainunatu Abubakar, the Executive Secretary of SEMA, made this known on Wednesday in a meeting with stakeholders following the rising level of rivers in Kaduna State.
The wards are Danmasara, Kachi and Zai, where affected persons are currently taking refuge in primary schools within the metropolis.
Among worship centres affected were “Omega Fire Ministry” belonging to Apostle Johnson Suleiman, and White Garment Church.
Dr Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Damaturu.
No fewer than 300 houses and several farmlands have been destroyed by devastating floods in Ngalda, Yobe, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The Benue State Government on Friday said it was making arrangement to assist those affected by the Thursday’s flash flood in Makurdi.
Ahile told newsmen, while assessing the impact of the flood in Wurukum area of Makurdi, that the child was simply identified as Tervershima.
The President of NANS, Danielson Akpan, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday conveyed condolence of the association alao commiserated with management of the university of the incident.
The Imo State Government has taken a step further to end the menace of flooding in the state, particularly the capital city, Owerri, by consulting Engineers, who are from the state, and other allied professionals.
Flood caused by persistent rainfall has destroyed farmlands and crops worth millions of Naira in three communities of Kalong, Doka and Bakin Kogi in the Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau.
Flood, which accompanied rainfall that lasted over three hours, had rendered over 1,000 residents of Odota area in llorin, the Kwara State capital, homeless.
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mufutau Egberongbe, has called the attention of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, to the impending disaster in Apapa and other areas of the state as a result of issues with the “System 5” drain.
Frequent heavy downpour in Hadejia town of Jigawa has resulted in the submerging of five primary and junior secondary schools in the area, an official said on Friday.
The Information Officer for the council, Alhaji Fahad Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kaugama that the flood was caused by heavy rain which began by 4 p.m on Monday and lasted till 10 p.m.
Muhammad said that the displaced persons were taking shelter in neighbouring towns.