September 25
Nigeria: Maiduguri - Rebuilding Lives After the Flood
In recent years, climate change has shown its destructive potential across the globe through floods, droughts and other natural disasters. One of the latest casualties of this… Read more »
Nigeria: Yobe Flood Victims Count Losses, Seek Permanent Solution
We are under pressure to leave IDP camps -- Victims 34 lives lost, 50,631 individuals affected -- SEMA Read more »
September 19
Nigeria: Lagos Orders Evacuation of Police Barracks Over Looming Collapse
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has announced an emergency evacuation of Block 3 of the Mopol 20 Barracks in Onigbongbo, Ikeja, over concerns that it might… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno to Close Relief Camps in 10 Days
The Borno State government has announced plans to close all 32 relief camps established for flood victims in Maiduguri within two weeks, starting from last Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Flood - Relocate to Safer Grounds Now, Kwara Tells Residents
The Kwara State Government has called on residents living in flood prone areas to relocate to safer places and advocates the dredging of the River Niger to permanently solve the… Read more »
September 13
Nigeria: Borno Flood - My Wife, 5 Kids Still Missing - Survivor
'I thought I'd die with my 6 children' 'Canoe operators collected N100,000 to rescue my sheep' NGF visits affected areas, donates N100m; Fintiri N50m 259 dead, over 1m affected in… Read more »
Nigeria: Housing the City Poor Initiative (II)
The Abuja Master Plan is a document which made proposals on the roadmap for the implementation of the Federal Capital City development. While the policymakers designed the… Read more »
September 09
Nigeria: 1 Killed As Building Collapses in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has disclosed the death of one person in a building collapse in Dandago City area of Kano metropolis in Kano State. Read more »
Nigeria: Some of Our Communities Face Extinction - Yobe LG Chair
The Chairman of Yusufari LGA of Yobe State, Baba Aji, has said that desertification has forced several communities in the area to flee their ancestral lands. Read more »
September 08
Nigeria: Real Estate Valuation Critical in Tackling Building Collapse - Minister
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has reiterated the crucial role of estate surveyors and valuers in preventing building collapses. He also noted that… Read more »
September 04
Nigeria: Flood Victims Receive Malaria Drugs in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (JSEMA) has distributed drugs to people displaced by flood in the Bulangu community, Kafin Hausa LGA to combat the ongoing malaria… Read more »
Nigeria: Banditry in Zamfara - Let's Try Dialogue
Zamfara State, once a thriving agricultural hub which earned it the slogan 'farming is our pride', where the state capital Gusau was an important commercial centre with a… Read more »
September 02
Nigeria: Floods Destroy Over 2,500 Houses, 1,000 Hectares in Gombe
A flood in Gombe State has left 2,517 houses and shops completely or partially destroyed in 33 communities. Read more »
August 19
Nigeria: Lagos - Motorists Sleep Overnight At Filling Stations As Fuel Scarcity Worsens
Motorists in Lagos are facing severe hardships due to the ongoing fuel scarcity, with many resorting to sleeping overnight at filling stations in a desperate bid to get fuel. Read more »
August 13
Nigeria: Floods Kill Seven in Jigawa, Kebbi
Submerge roads, farmlands Displace hundreds in Bauchi, Yobe Read more »
Nigeria: Hoodlums Set 23 Houses Ablaze in Benue
Hoodlums have reportedly burnt down 23 houses in Egwuma community of Agatu LGA in Benue State. Read more »
August 08
Nigeria: Developing Affordable Housing for Civil Servants Under Economic Hardship
As the current economic situation poses significant challenges to the housing needs of civil servants, it is essential to explore innovative and sustainable solutions to provide… Read more »
August 05
Nigeria: Bandits Behead Hunter in Kaduna
Bandits have beheaded a hunter, Samari Yakubu, in Kurmin-Kare village in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »
July 30
Nigeria: 13 Evicted Lagos Residents Die in 1 Year
At least 13 persons are feared dead after the forceful eviction and mass demolition of houses in the Oworonshoki area in Kosofe LGA of Lagos State in July, 2023. Read more »
July 25
Nigeria: Wike, Please Work On Abuja Street Lights
At a time when most big cities in Africa and Europe suffer from luminous pollution (there's too much light), Abuja, Nigeria, the so-called giant of Africa, appears unable to take… Read more »
July 24
Nigeria: 3 Nabbed As Police Exchange Fire With Robbers in Abuja
Three suspected armed robbers were arrested following an exchange of gunfire with police operatives at Jabi -Daki Biyu junction in Abuja, the nation's capital. Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Council Bans Revenue Collectors From City Centre
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the FCT has banned revenue collectors in charge of street naming/numbering and mobile advertisements from operating within the city… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Urges Residents to Report Infrastructure Vandalism
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday called on residents to report any act of suspected vandalism of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Robbers Attack Kogi Varsity, Injure Students, Steal 14 Phones
Hoodlums, suspected to be armed robbers, have reportedly attacked the hostels of the students of Federal University, Lokoja, injuring three and stealing money, phones and other… Read more »
July 03
Nigeria: Edo Community Appeals to Govt Over Erosion
The traditional ruler of Ikabigbo community, Uzairie, Etsako West LGA of Edo State, Chief Braimah Alegeh, has called on the federal, state and local governments to come to his… Read more »