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Federal Housing Authority (FHA )and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) are set to strengthen the synergy and collaboration between the agencies.   This was revealed on Wednesday 11th September, 2024 when the Managing Director and Chief Executive of FHA, Hon Oladimeji Oyetunde Ojo led a team of his Management on a courtesy visit to FERMA.   Hon Ojo in his remarks during the visit noted that both agencies have a record of cordial relationship. He cited FERMA’s interventions in repairing roads in the Authority’s estates at Sharada; Kano State,…

The severe flooding which ravaged Maiduguri, the Borno State capital has claimed at least 30 lives, affected one million persons and displaced 414,000 others. National Emergency Management Agency said the flood began after the Alau Dam overflowed following heavy rains leading to the town’s worst flooding in 30 years, according to the United Nations Human Rights Refugee Council and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council residents. NEMA spokesman Manzo Ezekiel on Wednesday said that the death toll had hit 30 and displaced persons close to half a million. “It’s 30 people that have…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N108 billion to help states combat the effects of flooding and erosion.   Each state is set to receive N3 billion from the Federal Government as part of this intervention.   This funding comes at a critical time, as massive flooding has been ravaging Northern states, while many southern states remain at risk.   In addition to flooding, erosion is a major concern, particularly in the Southeast and parts of Kaduna, where the damage continues to escalate.   The Nigerian Meteorological Agency…

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has expressed deep sadness at the devastating floods that occurred in parts of Borno and Bauchi states killing many, destroying property and displacing thousands of people.   Akpabio in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, also sympathized with the victims and governments of both states.   The statement partly read;   “Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on behalf of his family, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the entire National Assembly extends his deepest…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with the government and good people of Borno State, especially those who have been displaced or have lost their means of livelihood as a result of the flooding caused by the overflow of the Alau Dam.   The party in a release signed its National Publicity Secretary,Felix Morka expressed deep saddened by the pain and suffering that the unprecedented flooding has brought upon residents of Maiduguri and its environs, with the destruction of homes, farmlands, businesses, public buildings, and even the palace of…