The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has announced the commencement of gradual release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam to prevent flooding in Nigeria. The Director-General of NIHSA, Mr ...

The agency’s Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Umar Muhammed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Muhammed said Cameroon will initiate controlled water discharge ...

Many states have been put on the alert over likely flooding as Cameroon began release of water from Lagdo Dam. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) issued the alert to states on the bank ...

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, Monday, allayed the fears of Nigerians, saying no water was released from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement signed by the ...

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has said the government is planning to construct Datsin Hausa Dam in Adamawa State, to serve as a buffer to perennial ...

The Republic of Cameroon, in a recent letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signified intention to open flood gates of Lagdo dam. To riverine areas within the River Benue catchment area, ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has alerted the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) over plans by the Cameroonian government to open the flood gate of Lagdo Dam, on the Benue River. According ...

Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has said the Cameroonian authorities have not released water from the Lagdo Dam, contrary to media rumours. The permanent secretary of the ministry, ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has disclosed that following the release of water from Lagdo Dam, over 28 persons have been killed, 48,168 individuals displaced and 159,157 persons ...

At least 38 people died after two passenger boats collided in poor weather in the Lagdo reservoir in Cameroon overnight on Saturday, a local security official said. One boat was carrying a newly ...