Rainfall, not Cameroon responsible for Nigeria’s floods – Minister

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has said that rainfall and not excess water from the Lagbo Dam in Cameroon is not responsible for the flooding ravaging various communities across 30 States in Nigeria. Adamu stated this while defending his ministry’s 2023 Budget before the Senate Committee on Water Resources, in Abuja. In an issued statement on Thursday by the Director of Information in the ministry, Offie Kenechukwu, the Minister said the inflow from the dam to Nigeria was only one percent of the flooding. The statement said Adamu…

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28 States at risk of severe flooding, Minister warns

The Minister of Water Resources, has said the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook shows that 28 States in the country are at risk of severe flooding. Adamu disclosed this yesterday, at the public presentation of the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook, (AFO), of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, (NIHSA), in Abuja. According to him, the States are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, FCT, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano and Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara. “In summary, the 2021 AFO forecast…

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Millions of Naira missing in Water Ministry, agencies – SERAP

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has alleged that millions of Naira are missing from the Ministry of Water Resources and some of its agencies, with a request to the minister, Suleiman Adamu to institute a probe to recover the money. SERAP, in a Freedom of Information, (FoI), request to the minister, urged him to “clarify the action that his Ministry has taken since the auditor-general of the Federation blew the whistle. It said if the probe established corruption and mismanagement, the minister should refer the allegations to appropriate…

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House of Reps withdraws Water Resources Control Bill

The House of Representatives at its plenary on Tuesday withdrew the Water Resources Control Bill which it passed two months ago. Sequel to the adoption of a Matter of Privilege raised by Benjamin Mzondu (PDP-Benue), the House unanimously resolved to gazette the bill for reconsideration. Mr Mzondu argued that the bill was not gazetted and that clear copies of the bill were not circulated to all members. The lawmaker said a 2020 bill should have passed first and second reading, be subjected to public hearing before its consideration at the…

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