Several lakes worldwide are rapidly shrinking due to climate change, water diversion, pollution, and unsustainable ...

Following the Mokwa flood disaster, which recently brought down homes, washed away roads and bridges, and rendered over 5,000 ...

a tributary of River Niger, which remains dry almost all year round with flows solely dependent on surface runoff by rainfall. “The absence of efficient alternative pathways to redirect the excess ...

He explained, “Unregulated building activities blocked an ephemeral tributary of River Dingi, a tributary of River Niger, which remains dry most of the year and only flows during rainfall. “The ...

This incident was the result of heavy rainfall exacerbated by the effect of climate change and poor urban planning, particularly the obstruction of an ephemeral tributary of River Dingi,”Utsev said.

“Additionally, unregulated buildings and construction activities blocked an ephemeral tributary of River Dingi, a regressive river, a tributary of River Niger, which remains dry almost all year ...

Additionally, Utsev observed that unregulated buildings and construction activities blocked an ephemeral tributary of River Dingi, a regressive river, a tributary of the River Niger, which remains ...

The Federal Government has rejected speculation that the floods in Mokwa, Niger State, that resulted in deaths was the result of a dam break or water spill from reservoirs in the area. The ...

According to him, technical teams from key agencies, including the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (UNRBDA), and the National Water ...

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, today refuted claims that water releases from the Kainji and Jebba Dams caused the recent devastating floods and fatalities in Mokwa, Niger ...

The Federal Government has attributed the recent flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, to heavy rainfall and blockage of the River Dingi, dismissing claims that the disaster was caused by failures at the ...