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Nov
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigeria floods: government’s mismanagement of dams is a major cause

Nigeria floods: government’s mismanagement of dams is a major cause

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
THERE has been severe flooding in Nigeria – the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states located along the courses of the Niger and Benue rivers. It noted that three of Nigeria’s reservoirs were expected to overflow. The agency said the release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon had contributed to the flooding. Olayinka Ogunkoya unpacks Nigeria’s mismanagement of its dams. Author OLAYINKA OLATOKUNBO OGUNKOYA, Professor of Geomorphology, Obafemi Awolowo University What impact does poor dam management have on flooding in Nigeria? The operations management of…
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Nov
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s floods are the worst in a decade. Here’s how people try to cope with the devastation

Nigeria’s floods are the worst in a decade. Here’s how people try to cope with the devastation

NEWS
FLOODING is not unusual in Nigeria’s massive, population-dense cities. But this year’s floods are reportedly the country’s worst in a decade. They’ve killed more than 600 people, displaced 1.4 million residents and destroyed 89,348 houses and 70,566 hectares of farmland and crops. The severe flooding has had a significant impact on some states in the south of the country, including Anambra, Delta, Rivers, Cross River and Bayelsa. Adamawa, Gombe, Jigawa, parts of Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Benue and Nasarawa in the country’s north have also been hit hard. Author OLASUNKANMI HABEEB OKUNOLA, Visiting Scientist at Global Change Institute and Institute for…
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Oct
15
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigeria floods: expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them

Nigeria floods: expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them

ENVIRONMENT
NIGERIA is experiencing its worst flooding in over a decade. Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 have been reported dead and thousands have been injured. Flooding isn’t a new challenge in Nigeria – it’s one of the country’s most prevalent natural disasters. During the rainy seasons, from March to July and mid-August to mid-October in the south, and July to October in the north, major rivers often burst their banks. Dams burst too. This causes flooding in numerous Nigerian states, among them Delta, Kogi, Anambra, Bayelsa, Adamawa and Niger. Various experts have written for The Conversation Africa on…
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