The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more ...

Nigeria braced for widespread weather activity on Friday, 11th July 2025, as thunderstorms and moderate rainfall loomed ...

As Nigeria looks to rebuild after catastrophic flooding, an innovative program is helping internally displaced children ...

Nigeria floods have killed more than 600 people, government says More than 1.3 million people have been displaced, and destroyed farmland has raised concerns about the country's food supply. World ...

Communities along the banks of the Niger and Benue Rivers often face seasonal floods. ... In 2022, more than 600 people died and over 82,000 houses were destroyed by flooding in Nigeria.

At least 170 people have died and more than 200,000 others are displaced following weeks of flooding in Africa’s most populous country, a spokesperson for Nigeria’s disaster management agency ...

Floodwaters from torrential overnight rainfall inundated a town in Nigeria on Friday, killing at least 151 people, according to officials, who said the severity of the flood had taken them by ...

With 108,000 hectares of farmland damaged, the floods could also hurt Nigeria’s food supply, she told reporters. Plus, 332,000 hectares of roads and infrastructure have sustained damage.

The major causes of flooding in Nigeria is due to poor waste management, poor urban planning, heavy rainfall, climate change and so on. Flooding destroys properties, infrastructure and social ...

Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands. By Ope Adetayo. August 26, 2024 2:02 PM UTC Updated August 26, 2024 ABUJA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - At least 49 people have been ...

Flooding in Nigeria kills 500, displaces 1.4 million, government says. October 15, 2022. 4 min. Floodwaters in Lokoja, south-central Nigeria, on Thursday. (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters) ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday.