Fatima, 15, in her classroom in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The bursting of the Alau Dam in September 2024 impacted more than 40 percent of the city of Maiduguri, displacing people into surrounding areas and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is battling its worst floods in a decade with more than 300 people killed in 2022 including at least 20 this week, authorities told the Associated Press on Monday, ...

ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's environment ministry issued a flood alert on Wednesday for 19 states, warning that heavy rainfall expected from August 5-9 could trigger flooding in various parts of the ...

People look through debris from damaged buildings in Mokwa on June 1, 2025, after the town was hit by torrential rains overnight Wednesday into Thursday, with the flooding displacing more than 3,000 ...

Flood victims wade through submerged streets in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Experts warn that billions in climate finance must be tracked to prevent future disasters. [Photo by Stringer/Anadolu, and ...

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday he is “deeply saddened”, as the Government of Nigeria announced that some 200 people have died, and a further 1,310 injured, due ...

As the 2025 rainy season peaks, the familiar warnings of impending floods have once again been sounded across Nigeria. True to tradition, the federal government, through its relevant agencies, has ...