Lagos has again come under threat of severe flooding following the alarm that the violent tidal waves are on the increase across the coastal areas.
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Friday, August 9, 2013
flooding Hits Lagos - Report
Lagos has again come under threat of severe flooding following the alarm that the violent tidal waves are on the increase across the coastal areas.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
FG raises inter-ministerial panel on flooding
In its bid to prevent the kind of flood recorded in most parts of the country last year and its adverse loss, the Federal Government on Friday inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee saddled with the responsibility of producing a national framework for the application of climate services.
The committee headed by the Minister of National Planning, Dr. Shamshudeen Usman, has Ministers of Aviation; Agriculture and Rural Development; Environment, Water Resources, Health, Works, Science and Technology as well as Transport as members, while the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will provide the secretariat.
While inaugurating the committee on behalf of the government, Vice President Namadi Sambo said the panel was constituted by President Goodluck Jonathan based on the early weather warning memorandum premised on last year’s rainy season’s flood disaster that has caused great losses to the nation as presented to the President by the Minister of Aviation, Stella, Oduah.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
We are prepared for any emergency – LASEMA
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday said that it was prepared for any emergency arising from flooding in the state.
LASEMA General Manager, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
He said the state had scaled through the heavy rains without experiencing serious flooding, due to the early preparations and the measures put in place to combat it.
“We are prepared for emergencies as we’ve learnt from the past to prepare for the future.
“The agency has put in place adequate measures to reduce the incidence of flood.
“We have ensured continuous dredging of canals, construction of new primary, secondary and tertiary canals.
“Our preparedness has yielded results.
“Lagos State is not experiencing flooding, in spite of the fact that we are in the coastal region,” he said.
He said that LASEMA was working with engineers in all the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas, to mitigate the effect of the flood.
Oke-Osanyintolu, however, advised Lagos residents to desist from blocking canals with refuse.
He asked them to contact the residential engineers at their respective local governments, for any flooding.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Bayelsa shuts schools over flooding
Bayelsa State on Tuesday temporarily closed all schools in the state, as a result of rising water level across the state.
Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, gave the order to protect pupils in the state after the flood assumed a dangerous dimension in the state.
Confirming the development, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, told PUNCH that the order was immediate and indefinite.
He said, “The decision was taken to safeguard the lives of children and to keep them away from possible dangers that could arise from the flood.
“Government is by this appealing to parents and guardians to accept the decision as it was taken in the interest of all Bayelsans.
“We want to assure you that, normal academic activities will resume as soon as the situation is brought under control.”
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