President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Global Flood Disaster Management Project on 25 November 2025 to shift Nigeria from reactive to proactive flood management. The project rests on four pillars: ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Global Flood Disaster Management Project (GFDMP) aimed at reducing the economic and infrastructure losses caused by recurrent flooding.

Officials have warned that the flooding, caused by unusually heavy rains and the release of water from a dam in Cameroon, could continue into November. Bayelsa, Nigeria Football fans in Nigeria have ...

Flooding in Nigeria has killed 137 people and displaced more 36,000 since the beginning of July, the local Red Cross said on Sunday, according to The Associated Press. Red Cross spokesman Umar Mairiga ...

The Nigerian government has started a $500m fundraising drive to enhance flood preparedness in Nigeria, focusing on early ...

If there is anything in life that is unfortunate, it is when a disaster that is expected finally makes a landing and still catches one unawares. Worse still is when the tragedy takes human lives in ...

Two youth-led initiatives promoting resilience to floods and droughts in Nigeria and Uganda have been selected as winners of ...

For now, experts agree that the most urgent step is to treat climate finance as our money, not theirs. Whether it is a $100 million loan for renewable energy or a ₦5 billion state allocation for flood ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Representative in Nigeria, Arjun Jain – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – ...