ABUJA — The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday inaugurated an inter-agency national technical working group on flood preparation, mitigation and response as part of measures to improve flood intervention processes in the country. Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, the Director-General, NEMA, said in Abuja during the inauguration that the main objective of the group was to embark on routine examination of flood situations from climate services agencies. Ahmed, who was represented by Hajiya Fatima Kasim,...

BAUCHI — As a result of torrential rainfall recorded in some parts of Bauchi state, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Thursday says 20 deaths were recorded while 37 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries with properties worth N1 billion lost to floods as a result of floods. Dr. Abubakar Umar Gabarin, Coordinator, Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), while briefing journalists said all the 20 local government areas of the state were affected...

YOLA — The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says seven persons died and about 74,713 people were affected by flood in August across the state. Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary of the agency, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola. According to him, 79 Villages in 16 local government areas are affected by the disaster. He said the most hit areas included Demsa, Yola South, Lamurde, Yola...