The minister of water resources and sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, has dismissed fears of an impending flood especially in states bordering Rivers Niger and Benue, but emphasised the importance of ...

President Bola Tinubu says unity is the only formula for national progress.Therefore, he urged Nigerian leaders to draw lessons from the natural confluence of River Niger and River Benue in Lokoja ...

The Nation Newspaper Flood looms as River Niger, Benue, Kainji Dam overflow. Friday, June 6, 2025 Advertise With Us. News; ... “At the Confluence in Lokoja, the water level as at 8th August ...

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja . The floods are already here, says the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, as River Niger, River Benue, Kainji Dam and the confluence of water bodies in Lokoja have all ...

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an urgent flood warning to communities along the River Benue and River Niger, following significant rises in water levels due to ...

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, disclosed at the weekend that plans are underway to resume the dredging of the Niger and Benue rivers. He said the project will ...

The Igala inhabit the left bank of the Niger River, south of its confluence with the Benue in central Nigeria. They have had historical connections with their neighbors the Igbo and the Idoma, and ...

"At Lokoja, the confluence of Rivers Niger and Benue, in 2012 the gauge reading was about 12.84 metres but as of October it has reached 13.22 metres," he said. Image caption, ...

The Federal Government has advised state governments to prepare for floods following an increase in the volume of flow along River Benue. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph ...

In Nigeria, the River Benue flows through both the central and eastern regions and rests on the basins of Lokoja in Benue State. The societal development of Yola, including transportation ...

The Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, has said that the Federal Government needed about $20 billion to dredge River ...