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Water in a Basket V: Tam knows best
Salaries haven’t been paid to civil servants in the last 9 months. Sometime during the penniless lull, *Tam decided her job at the Ministry of Agriculture was not quite the…
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Water in a Basket IV: Relief is here, more to come
I am glad I experienced one of the few times reliefs were brought to the community, that faithful day in the afternoon, the news spread like wild fire. As…
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Water in a Basket III: Sewese’s fish business is sinking
Sewese, 37, is a civil servant at the Ministry of Information with a fish farming business on the side. Having gone without receiving remuneration for her day job for about…
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Water in a Basket II: Susan is too distressed to be stressed
Since the floods, Susan, 31, and her mother-in-law, 55, have lived in the IDP camp at the Ultramodern International market. Together with 3 of her kids and 2 brothers-in-law, the…
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Water in a Basket I: No one is even talking about rebuilding our homes yet
"Thank God no life was lost!" There are six structures in Moses’ compound – about 5km into Welfare Quarters, well known as a sodden area in Makurdi. Two…
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Editor’s note: YNaija presents conversations with survivors of the Benue flooding to inspire you
We would have loved to say that it is with excitement that we bring you another one of YNaija's citizenship stories but you'll agree that it is extremely difficult to be…
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Opinion: Is Nigeria paying any attention to nature’s own red lines?
by Funmilola Ajala At least for now, the gale of political implosions within Donald Trump's White House and trading of diplomatic salvos between Washington and Moscow have taken the back…
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Opinion: Nigeria’s floods -A call to action on climate change
by Amusa Temitope Victor The rains can no longer be predicted, the simple agrarian African setting is groaning. It seems a curse has hit the land as all seem…
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What does this video say about NEMA and professionalism?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Mustapha Maihaja, the DG of NEMA was on NTA this morning to discuss the agency’s response to the Benue floods. For many who may not have…
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Must-I-offer? Who is the penny-pinching NEMA boss?
by Alexander O. Onukwue There appears to be some reason to believe the apparent inefficiency of the relief efforts of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is squarely due to…
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The Implication of NEMA’s position in the league of strikes
by Alexander O. Onukwue The National Emergency Management Agency threatened to embark on strike last week if some conditions of their service were not met. This came even in the…
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Should President Buhari not have visited Benue state already?
by Alexander Onukwue The senior special assistant to President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, released a statement on the thoughts of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, on the floods currently wreaking havoc…
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Benue floods: Beyond human control or human caused?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Mr Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, was not entirely sure whether the Benue flood was a disaster beyond…
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Can Benue use this floods to re-plan its urbanisation?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Reports from the Benue floods say that about 3,000 homes have so far been affected across 24 communities and 12 Local Governments. That represents more than…
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NEMA sends team to Benue to help tackle flood
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has sent a team to provide humanitarian services to victims of the Benue floods. The NEMA Director-General Mustapha Maihaja, made this known in a statement…
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“You just heard? WTF is wrong with you people! | Nigerians lash out at President Buhari over Benue floods
Four days ago, Makurdi, Benue became the latest casualty of flooding around the globe, as heavy rains lasting over four hours ensured that over 2000 houses were submerged in the…
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#BenueFlood: Figures of people displaced, houses lost increases
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said over 110,000 people in 24 communities including Makurdi were displaced by flood. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Boniface Ortese, told the News…
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