By Confidence Chibueze Eunice Sunday, 45, stood in front of a flooded house in Idua lamenting. Her face depicts frustration at the losses she has incurred as a result of flooding “My ND certificate I got from Akwa Ibom Polytechnic, the flood came when I was sleeping, and soaked everything, my electronics, my books and […]Continue Reading
The Federal Government is to relocate 10,000 persons in Mosun Community in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi following the rampaging activities of the River Benue during raining season. Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, the Managing Director of the Hydro-Electricity Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), made this known during a tour of the affected communities in Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Key Points Floods ravaged rice-producing belts in Nigeria in 2022 Historically, there is always rice scarcity after every flood in Nigeria Prices of locally-produced rice will increase in 2023 due to scarcity Rice farmers have not received support from government to enable them recover from the losses An institute in Niger State […]Continue Reading
No help has come from any quarters, victims lament By Daniel Adaji Over 170,000 persons living in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State have been displaced by the devastating floods in the agrarian community in the last two weeks, according to eye-witnesses. I lost my step-mother today due to continuous and excess of flooding […]Continue Reading