The officials did nothing. The flooding after a dam collapsed in northeastern Nigeria.Credit... Supported by By Ruth Maclean and Ismail Alfa Photographs and Video by Fati Abubakar Ruth Maclean ...

The lake covers an area of 586 km2. The release of water from the Lagdo Dam in 2022 caused massive floods in Nigeria, leaving 603 persons dead, 1.4 million displaced, 2,400 injured, 82,035 houses ...

Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, the Sokoto State governor is doing precisely what needs to be done without noise and prodding. A vital ...

The Federal Government is preparing the Kiri Dam in Adamawa State for electricity generation. The dam, located in Shelleng, ...

Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has identified the lack of adequate dams as one of the major reasons ...

Heavy seasonal rains are a regular feature of life in Nigeria and towns close to the country's main rivers are particularly vulnerable. This year floods have killed almost 200 people with many ...

With a massive reservoir capacity of 2.8 billion cubic meters, Dadin Kowa is one of Nigeria's largest dams. While initial concerns were raised, the ministers' reassurance has eased tensions.

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153, with another 100 people injured, police told CNN Thursday. The blast, which happened late evening local ...

Johannesburg — More than 140 people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday night when a fuel tanker crashed and then exploded in Nigeria, local officials said. A police spokesperson said ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon. The Nigerian hydrological agency said on ...

“Countries like the US have at the moment, 92,000 dams, China has about 98,000 dams but in Nigeria, we have only 408 registered dams. So, I believe that by the time we also improve on the number ...