Flood Alert: NIHSA Raises Alarm Over Rising Water Levels in Jebba and Kainji Dams
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.
Hauwa Nuru MINILS Jalala IESA Modibbo Kawu Odolaye Aremu Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu Tsaragi-Share Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Bayer AG Ita-Nmo Market Paul Odama Tsaragi/Share Olusola Saraki Joseph Bamigboye Ojuekun Towoju Yusuf A. Usman Garba Idris Ajia Abraysports FC Okin Malt Sambo Murtala Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Tinubu Binta Abubakar-Mora Monthly Sanitation Exercise Senior Ibrahim Suleiman Eghe Igbinehin Abubakar Atiku Agor Market Abdullateef Abdussalam New Nigeria People’s Party Baboko Primary School Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited Garba Dogo Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Federal Allocation Shaaba Lafiagi Abdulhakeem Amao Alabere Rasheed Jimoh Isiaka AbdulRazaq Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye Amasa Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Peculiar Allowance Kwarareports Aliyu Sabi Magaji Are Abdulkarim Adisa Joseph Yemi Ajayi Alapansapa Innocent Okoye Metro Park Oya State Kwara Poly Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Barakat Community Secondary School Isin BIR Sai Kayi Danladi Aso-ofi Just Event Online Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Siraj Oyewale Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode Olohungbebe Kwasu Salmon Babatunde Salmon Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Isiaka Danmeromu Al-Adaby

