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.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has issued an urgent weather alert for six northern states, covering parts of Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Northern Kaduna, and Zamfara states. The agency predicts severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rainfall in the coming days and further cautioned that the anticipated heavy rains could lead to significant flooding.
The Federal Government through the Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako has alerted over 94 towns of risk of a five-day flooding beginning Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024. Salako said the identified locations and their environs would likely witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flood within the prediction period. He listed the concerned states as Adamawa State (Gbajili, Ganye); Abia State (Eziama, Arochukwu); Anambra State (Onitsha); Akwa Ibom (Uyo, Upenekang, Oron, Edor, Eket, Obianga, Etinan); Bauchi State (Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi); Bayelsa State (Letugbene); Borno State (Maiduguri); Cross River State (Ikom, Calabar, Itigidi, Akpap); Nasarawa State (Udeni, Tunga); and the Federal Capital Territory (Abaji, Bwari).
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and cloudiness from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja forecasts morning thunderstorms on Tuesday over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, and Gombe states. It envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Bauchi, Katsina, and Taraba states later in the day.
Nigerians presently in Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj have bemoaned the quality and quantity of the meals they are being served despite paying over Eight million naira (N8 Million) for the function.
This was revealed by a Facebook user, Babagana Digima, who posted a small portion of pap and three bean cake (Akara) claiming it was breakfast served to the pilgrims on Tuesday. This is coming after some catering service companies in Madinah contracted to prepare and serve Nigerian dishes to pilgrims have expressed readiness to provide sumptuous meals throughout their stay for the holy period.
