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Today, I am writing as a professional water resource engineer with over 20 years of experience in irrigation water management and hydrology, as well as a professor of extension who …
Nigeria’s perennial flood: Occurrence of preventable disasters Read More
Food hit Mokwa community in Niger State on Wednesday night, sweeping away scores of residents and submerging over 50 houses. Community sources disclosed that no fewer than 21 corpses have …
Many feared dead, dozens missing as flood wreak havoc in Niger community Read More
Director General of the Nasarawa state Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA), Barr. Zakary Allumaga, has confirmed that humanitarian disaster has reduced drastically in the state compare to previous years. He stated …
Humanitarian disaster drastically reduced in Nasarawa – DG NASEMA Read MoreRecently, the federal government announced the establishment of a “Disaster Relief Fund” to address national disasters like flooding. I struggled to understand the aim and objectives. Yes, there is no …
Disaster relief fund: Sustainable approach Nigeria needs Read More
The Zamfara state government through the state Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has distributed food items worth millions of naira to psychiatric patients. The Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs …
Zamfara distributes food items to psychiatric patients Read More
Zamfara State prides itself as one of the states in Nigeria where citizens are proud to be farmers. And the state has no doubt lived up to its slogan of …
Insecurity, Zamfara and ‘busybodies’ Read More
The federal government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has handed over 150,000 feeding utensils to the Jigawa State Government for the use of the …
School feeding: FG hands over feeding utensils to Jigawa schools Read More
Since its creation by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 21, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has been living up to its mandate by providing assistance …
Humanitarian Affairs Ministry: Giving hope to North-east, vulnerable through GEEP, N-Power, others Read More
Last week, I read a write up by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, Bibi Dogo, where he made several unfounded, untrue, baseless and malicious …
Refuting Dogo’s falsehood against Humanitarian Minister Read More
The Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, has stated that adopting, implementation and utilisation of weather and climate information for national planning is one amongst the …
NiMet advocates adoption, implementation of national planning weather information Read More
In line with its mandate and in fulfillment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years, the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, …
Humanitarian ministry: Reaching the needy through people-focused programmes Read More
The national commissioner in charge of National Commission For Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has light up the Abuja City Gate as part of activities …
National commissioner lights up Abuja city gate as NCFRMI marks 2021 World Refugees Day Read More
The nation was Friday thrown into mourning following the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other military personnel. Benjamin Samson captures the mood of …
Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru (1966-2021) Read More
Apparently, Boko Haram insurgents and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have gravely injured and shackled the North East Development Commission (NEDC), a baby created out of necessity to …
Alkali’s answers to North -East humanitarian question Read More
In today’s world, one of the biggest challenges to human existence is human and natural disasters – wars, floods, fires, famine, security challenges such as terrorism and insurgency, banditry and …
Sadiya: The face of compassion Read More
On March 11, 2021, in Abuja, the federal government inaugurated the third batch of the N-Power exercise on the National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS). NASIMS is the central management …
Youth inclusion, empowerment through N-Power, other NSIPs in North-Central Read More
The Senate through its Committee on Aviation, Tuesday, applauded the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over operations’ suspension slammed on Azman airline. The Aviation regulatory body however, allayed fears of …
Senate backs NCAA on AZMAN airline grounding, Arik scales through Read More
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has reiterated Federal government commitment towards addressing the plight of poor and vulnerable in the country. The …
FG disburses N20,000 each to 2,900 women in Benue Read More
The Minister of Youth and sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has commended the federal government for financial support to rural women in Oyo state through the rural women cash grant …
Minister Dare commends FG’s cash grant for 5000 Oyo women Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the education, especially as it concerns children from rural and poor background, even as the country battles with increasing number of …
Covid-19 and worsening menace of out-of-school children Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the alleged spate of disasters across the states of the federation in the recent time, even as it called for the concern of …
PDP laments disasters in Sokoto, Delta, Abuja, Rivers, others Read More
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Wednesday in Gombe, trained road transport workers in the state on disaster prevention and management. …
NEMA trains Gombe road transport workers on disaster prevention, management Read More
Maternal mortality remains a challenge in developing countries including Nigeria. In this piece ENE OSHABA writes on high maternal mortality rate among deaf women and examines how far the newly …
Maternal mortality: Language glossary for deaf women to the rescue? Read More
A week-long orientation, monitoring and evaluation workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has ended with officials insisting on transparency in all their …
Interventions: Humanitarian affairs ministry insists on transparency Read More
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has pledged federal government’s continued support to Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs). A statement by Nneka Ikem …
FG vows to protect, support persons with disabilities Read More