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Natural disasters in Nigeria are mainly related to the climate of Nigeria, which has been reported to cause loss of lives and properties. [1] A natural disaster might be caused by flooding , landslides , and insect infestation, among others. [ 2 ]
Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...
The Nigerian gully erosion crisis has been underway since before 1980. It is an ecological, environmental, economic, and humanitarian disaster resulting in land degradation , as well as the loss of lives and properties worth millions of dollars.
The 2023 Nigeria floods was caused by climate change and heavy rain fall. Most often, climate changes causes flooding in Nigeria, it causes a lot of damages to properties and kills a lot of people. In the Oba-Ile neighborhood of Akure, the capital of Ondo state, numerous places were flooded earlier in 2023, and a resident was carried away by a ...
The 2022 Nigeria floods affected many parts of the country. From the Federal Government Data, the floods had displaced over 1.4 million people, killed over 603 people ...
The floods in northeast Nigeria left over 100,000 homes destroyed or damaged, at least 20 confirmed deaths. [8] The floods, caused by heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers, affected Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Taraba states.
Flooding in Nigeria has become a yearly occurrence that claims lives and destroys many properties. According to the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, following two flood-related deaths in Abuja in July 2024, the rains have persisted, causing property and business disruption in the midst of a crippling economy where rising food costs are making matters worse for Nigerians.
Long-term drought in Nigeria has resulted in desertification and a shortage of land for raising cattle and growing crops. [1] To obtain land for farming or grazing, farmers and herdsmen are encouraged to go to new areas, which frequently leads to violence [2] [3] [4] Herdsmen and farmers have been engaged in increasingly violent fights over the previous two years.