Flood Alert: NIHSA Raises Alarm Over Rising Water Levels in Jebba and Kainji Dams

Date: 2024-10-08

According to Channels TV, the Federal Government has issued a fresh flood warning for Nigeria as water levels at Jebba Dam continue to rise, prompting excess water spillovers. The Director General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Ibrahim Mohammed, stated that this development is a result of the ongoing regulated release of water from Kainji Dam.

The Kainji Dam operators had previously maintained a 53cm buffer in anticipation of rising water levels, but have now begun releasing the excess water to manage the inflow. This action is part of the routine regulation aimed at preventing the dams from overflowing, though it signals the potential for flooding in downstream communities.

NIHSA's warning follows earlier predictions that heavy rains and increased dam activities could lead to widespread flooding in vulnerable areas across the country. Communities living along riverbanks and flood-prone zones have been advised to relocate to higher grounds and take necessary precautions to mitigate the effects of potential floods.

“NIHSA through the Director Operational Hydrology Pastor Femi Bejide, is working in close contact with the operators of Kainji and Jebba Dams on the management of the reservoirs”

“The rain is gradually shifting to the south, however, there is still some amount of water coming into Nigeria as monitored from our station at Jidere Bode and Kende” he emphasised.

Highlighting the agency's synergy with the authorities of the Dams both nationally and internationally, he maintained that NIHSA is committed to managing great River flooding incidences to foster socio-economic growth in Nigeria.

Mohammed also revealed that the water level in the River Niger Basin has slowly receded since the beginning of October.

He called on Nigerians to continue to adhere to flood preparedness protocols, reaffirming the agency's commitment to the overall flood management in Nigeria.

The warning comes following recent reports on the worst flooding incidents in the history of Nigeria, with the capital of Borno State, Maiduguri taking the lead.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aminu Adisa Logun     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Mazars Consulting     Danhawa     Kwara     Ahmad Belgore     Olabode Towoju     Esinrogunjo     Nnazua     Raheem Adaramaja     Shettima Of Ilorin     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Kayode Laro     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Albert Ogunsola     Kola Olota     Amosa     Falokun-Oja     Suleiman Mora Omar     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     MAI Akande     Micheal Imoudu     Ilorin Emirate     Trader Moni     Okoolowo     Ebola     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Onikijipa     Kehinde Boyede     Musa Abdullahi     Ekweremadu     IsDB     Usman Rifun     Harafat E. Mukadam     Kola Ologbondiyan     Lai Mohammed     Kuliyan Geri     Sanusi Abubakar     Jare Olatundun     Kannike     April 11     Convocation Ceremonies     Gani Saadu     Kawu Baraje     Doyin Agbamu     Oko Erin     Bisi Oyeleke     Toyin Sanusi     Adedipe     Olokoba Sulyman     Umar Gunu     Ndama Al-hassan     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Owo Arugbo     Students Union Government     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Peculiar Allowance     Rotimi Atere     Adebara     First Lady     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Afonja Descendants Union     Samuel Adaramola     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Waheed Ibrahim     Nigeria Customs Service     Elekoyangan     Onilu     Abubakar Lah     UNIFEMGA     Saheed Akinwumi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aliyu Muhammed     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Muhammed Akanbi     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Senate     Oyelere Oyinloye     AbdulHamid Adi     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Women Radio     Abubakar Imam     Oladimeji Thompson     Alabi Lawal     Jimoh Akani     Folaranmi Aro     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Kwara Metro Park     Yusuf Aiyedun     Dagbalodo     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Olaitan Buraimoh     Suleiman Ajadi     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Halimat Yusuf     Bolaji Nagode     Zulu Gambari     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Bamikole Omishore     Isiaka Gold     Idofin     Idris Garuba     Orire     Bisi Kristien     Toyin Abdullahi     Turaki     Charcoal     Muhammed Aliyu     Okeose Christian Cementary     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Tunde Saad     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     MINILS     Ridwan Agboola     Afetu Of Alabe     IQRA College     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Local Government Pension Board     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Al-Adaby     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Femtech     Dele Momodu     Kwabes     Moses Afolayan     Durosinlohun Atiku     High Court     Mansur Alfanla     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Muhammadu Buhari     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Arik     Sa\'adu Salau     Yekini Adio     Funmi Salau     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Ojuekun Sarumi     Reuben Paraje     Orisa Bridge     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Oke-Ode     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen