President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) session in New York, scheduled for September 24 to September 28, 2024. This decision was announced in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Instead, Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria's delegation.
The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, has this morning assured resident of Abuja to avoid panic following the recent tremor experience in Mpape, a suburb in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The federal government has issued fresh flood alert to Nigerians as Cameroon authorities reveals it will soon be releasing water from Lagdo Dam. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA), Umar Mohammed, gave the notification to Nigerians on the development through a statement yesterday.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast a heavy rains and thunderstorms to hit most part of the country from Wednesday to Friday. NiMet’s weather outlook made this known yesterday in Abuja saying especially in the northern states like Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna during the morning hours from Wednesday will experience thunderstorm.
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide urgent assistance to flood victims in Maiduguri, following severe flooding that has ravaged parts of the city and surrounding areas.
Thousands of residents have fled their homes following a devastating flood in parts of Maiduguri, Borno state. The flood led to the collapse of water channels at the Alau Dam on Tuesday.
