The river, which flows through the dense forest of the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove — designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 — is revered for its cultural and religious significance among ...

08 Oct 2024 (NAMPA) The water levels in the River Niger, one of Nigeria's two major rivers, are being put under control as part of measures to prevent imminent flooding in the most populous ...

Kano, Nigeria — More than 40 people are presumed to have died after a boat overloaded with passengers sank on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday.

The release of water from the Lagdo Dam contributed to some of the flooding cases experienced. For 2024, NEMA said flooding affected 1,048,312 people between April and September 2024, displaced ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 27 people died and more than 100, most of them women, were missing Friday after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern ...

In a historic drive against fish imports, the Nigerian Federal Government has published a master plan to drive indigenous ...

The "mother of waters," as River Benue is often called, has historically served as a suitable source from which many ethnic groups and societies have drawn their identities from ...

At least 20 people were killed when a wooden boat caught fire and exploded on a river in Nigeria's coastal state of Bayelsa on Wednesday, a police spokesperson said.