Environment

NiMET Forecasts 48-Hour Heavy Rain in FCT, 24 States

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has notified the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Edo, Kwara, and 22 other states of 48-hour downpour beginning on Thursday. In its weekly heavy rainfall forecast bulletin released on Wednesday, the agency told the residents to also expect flash Continue Reading

Environment

Downpour: Lagos Puts 3rd Mainland Bridge Repairs on Hold Indefinitely

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Barely 24 hours to the commencement of repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State Government has announced its indefinite postponement. It was scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday 17th and Sunday 24th September. The postponement, it was gathered, became necessary due to the heavy downpour experienced in all parts of the metropolis on Saturday. The […]Continue Reading

Environment

Floods Alert for States amidst Heavy Rainfall

Web News 27 August 2023 248 0

The Federal Government has advised state governments to prepare against floods following an increase in the volume of flow along River Benue. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, and the Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday. “The […]Continue Reading

Agriculture

Harvest Rainwater for Dry Season Farming, Don Enjoins S/West Govs

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By Lanre Omotoso Governors of the Southwest states have been enjoined to create more dams to harvest rainwater that will be useful for irrigation farming during dry season. A lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Professor  Raphael Omolehin gave the advice on the need to safeguard rainwater that […]Continue Reading

Environment

Houses Submerged as Flood Ravages Olodo

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Environment

Relief as Ibadan Witnesses First Rain

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Ibadan, the Oyo state capital today recorded its first rain of the year. Our Correspondent reports that the rain, which fell heavily in Podo, Odo Ona-Kekere and the environs started at about three o’clock in the afternoon.  A cross-section of residents in the area expressed joy over the rain, which they described as a relief […]Continue Reading

Education

UTME: Twist as Candidates Defy Rain, Others Hindered

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Candidates and their parents defy the early morning rain for the Joint Admission and Matriculation s Examinations which began today nationwide. Radio Nigeria correspondent observed that as early as. Six o clock some of the candidates have started arriving the centers for the seven o clock paper. A parent who spoke under condition of anonymity […]Continue Reading

News

Ekiti Records 1st Rain in 2022

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Barely twenty four hours after Oyo and Osun StaEkiti States witnessed the first rain of the year, Ekiti state has also joined in welcoming the 1st shower in the year 2022. There has been great desire for a down pour by residents of the state in recent times, due to intensity of heat being experienced […]Continue Reading

Environment

Ibadan Witnesses Rain in March

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Many parts of the Ibadan metropolis and Less cities have witnessed the first rain of the year. The rain led to flooding in some parts of the city. A resident of Ibadan, Mr Abd-Ganiyu Jimoh in a chat with Radio Nigeria correspondent, described the rain as a relief to the hot weather that residents had been witnessing since the […]Continue Reading