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Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam

Activists say victims of security agencies are yet to receive compensation or justice and police brutality is ongoing.

A major Nigerian energy company says it can't deliver natural gas as promised in its contracts after deadly flooding hindered its operations

Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from one year to the next. In some years, the effects are minimal, in others, devastating. The 2022 floods have caused massive damage, like those experienced in 2012. Ten…

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that more than 600 people have died in flooding that has hit 33 out of 36 states throughout the country. Governors of Delta, Bayelsa, Kogi, Benue and Anambra states separately urgently requested the federal government for more help in aiding those who have…

Gunmen have abducted at least 10 healthcare workers in Nigeria's Niger state and killed an unspecified number after bandits invaded a general hospital early on Tuesday, a hospital and military source said.

Nigeria experienced its worst flooding in a decade this October, resulting in the deaths of at least 600 people. With homes and public buildings inundated, more than a million people have been displaced. According to our Observer, who has been helping impacted communities, the floods have had wide-ranging effects –…

Millions of people affected by Boko Haram’s armed campaign are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.

Nnamdi Nwaogu, a 44-year-old IT worker, has packed his bags. In Lagos, Nigeria's frenetic commercial capital, galloping inflation and a plunging naira have pummeled his salary.

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At least 603 people have lost their lives in floods this year and more than 1.3 million displaced, authorities say.