Environmental

Rising Niger Triggers Early Warning As NEMA Urges Anambra Communities To Prepare

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has begun heightened surveillance of the River Niger in Anambra State as its rising water level prompts authorities to prepare vulnerable communities for possible flooding. Although the river remains within the safe threshold, NEMA said the gradual rise in water level makes early preparation necessary, particularly for residents living...

Two 13-Year-Olds Swept Away By Floods In Abuja, Abia

adminSeptember 10, 2026

The lives of two 13-year-old children have been thrown into uncertainty after floodwaters swept them away in separate incidents in Abuja and Abia State, leaving their families and communities desperately searching for them. In Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhassan Jamil, a JSS student of Ihyau El-Burhan Academy, was swept into a...

Gas Flaring: Niger Delta Communities Bear Cost As FG Threatens Licence Revocation

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Communities in Nigeria’s oil-producing region are still bearing the health and environmental burden of gas flaring as the Federal Government moves to revoke the licences of investors who fail to develop projects meant to commercialise gas now being burnt at flare sites. The warning from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) comes despite N521.87...

Nepal–Tibet Border Underwater As Deadly Floods Leave 469 Dead

adminAugust 28, 2026

Severe flooding has left communities along the Nepal–Tibet border submerged, with homes, roads and other properties swallowed by rapidly rising waters. Dramatic footage shows stranded residents taking refuge on rooftops and balconies as floodwaters cut off access routes and leave several communities isolated. According to AFP, at least 469 people have died, while hundreds remain...