The Lagos government has distanced itself from the video widely shared on social media platforms which purports that the state has branded wastebasket in which motorists were required to purchase or risk sanction. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Tunji Bello, in a statement, described the video as dubious and the characters as fraudsters. He noted that no agency or unit in the Ministry goes by the name “Lagos State Vehicle Waste Basket (LAVWAB)” and persons...

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed four persons killed and over 5,200 houses destroyed due to flooding in Rogo and Danbatta Local Government Areas of the state. Sale Jili, Executive Secretary of the Agency, confirmed the incident adding that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted flooding occasioned by heavy rainfall in 20 Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Jili disclosed that two persons lost their lives and 200 houses destroyed...

At least three persons were feared killed in yet another circle of the flood that occurred at Adamami village in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi State during a heavy downpour which lasted for about 14 hours. Locals say that the heavy downpour wreaked monumental havoc in the area as no fewer than 200 houses were brought down, with about 3,000 hectares of farmlands washed away. The flood, it was learned, completely submerged the whole...

Following the recent downpour in Kaduna State on, the state government has cautioned residents living in flood-prone communities to relocate to other parts of the state. The government urged residents living around the River Laguna bank, parts of Barnawa, Ungwan Rimi, Kigo Road New Extension and Trikaniya, among others, to relocate. In a dated signed by the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Maimunatu Abubakar, he urged residents living in flood-prone areas to...

The Ecological Fund Office (EFO) on Friday handed over the Oguduasa Gully Erosion and Flood Works in Abia to a contractor, to commence rehabilitation of the project. The EFO, which is a unit in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, contracted Messrs Foldams Engineering Company Ltd., to handle the rehabilitation. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the cost of the contract was, however, not disclosed. Also, Nasarawa Govt committed to reducing rural dwellers’ plight...