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Flooding: Buhari Sends Directive To Water Resources Minister, Gives 90 Days Ultimatum

Breaking: Buhari Fires NDDC Boss, Effiong Akwa

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to come up with a comprehensive plan of action for preventing flood disasters in the country. According to reports, more than 600 people have …

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Flooding: Declaring a state of emergency is not yet necessary – Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu says (video)

Flooding: Declaring a state of emergency is not yet necessary - Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu says (video)

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has said it is not yet necessary to declare a state of emergency over the flood disaster across the country.   Speaking on Channels TV on Thursday night, October 20, Suleiman says the relevant authorities have not said they are not capable of handling …

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80 percent of the flood in this country is water that we are blessed with from God from the sky – Minister of water resources

80 percent of the flood in this country is water that we are blessed with from God from the sky - Minister of water resources

Minister of water resources, Suleiman Adamu has said that Cameroon’s Lagdo dam contributes little to the flood experienced in the country. Adamu who spoke at his ministry’s 2023 budget defence in Abuja, said social media posts attributing the floods to Cameroon are misleading as 80 percent of the floods in the country is water coming from …

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Arewa Consultative Forum attacks President Buhari over rising cases of insecurity, says ‘vast amount of money and other resources being pumped into the security agencies have largely been ineffective’

Arewa Consultative Forum attacks President Buhari over rising cases of insecurity, says

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said President Buhari’s inability to curtail rising cases of kidnapping, killing and terrorists attacks has exposed his ineffective leadership. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu, the group expressed regret over the level of insecurity, particularly in the Northern region, saying supporters of …

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PDP lawmakers protest as APC lawmaker reintroduces water resources bill

PDP lawmakers protest as APC lawmaker reintroduces water resources bill

Lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party staged a protest on Wednesday June 29, after Sada Soli, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Katsina state reintroduced the controversial water resources bill.    The bill which seeks to establish an act that would provide a regulatory framework for Nigeria’s water …

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