Nearly one year after the devastating flood that swept through Mokwa in Niger State, the plight of its victims remains a stain on the conscience of the government at both state and federal levels.

Lagos State has secured support from the World Bank to strengthen its disaster risk management and emergency response ahead of the rainy season, as the city contends with chronic flooding that ...

The almost annual floods, exacerbated by poor infrastructure and lack of planning to protect against inundation, are the worst since 2012, when at least 363 people died. This year floods have hit ...

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad and the surrounding region between June and October this year was made 80 times more likely because of climate ...

Heaviest rains have passed, water levels falling - agency Shell, Total still have force majeures in place Heaviest floods in 50 years killed 363 people ABUJA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's worst floods ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 199 people had lost their lives after the main Niger and Benue rivers burst their banks. A national disaster has been declared in the central ...

We've all seen the heartbreaking images on the news: vast fields in southern Nigeria submerged under murky floodwater, while sun-baked earth in the north cracks under an unforgiving drought. It's easy ...