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Reps committee summons NRC boss, transportation ministerThe Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Abdulhameed, on Thursday ...
The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said.
Nine people have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for engaging in illegal mining activities in Kaniyan Village, located in the Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger ...
More than 3,000 people were displaced by the flooding in the town of Mokwa in Niger state, more than 180 miles west of Abuja, the capital of Africa's most populous nation, ...
"In some families, 10 people, 18 people, and even much more were swept away. People's houses, residences, shops, worship ...
In a bid to address the devastating effects of the recent flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, Nigerian geospatial firm ...
The gesture is aimed at supporting victims of the recent devastating floods in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.
A growing number of Nigerians no longer believe their government can protect them from violence, hunger, or natural disasters.
Mokwa, the seat of the region’s local government, is not on a river. Still, residents like Mr. Jamil, the shopkeeper, were angered by what they said was the state’s slow response to flood ...
The Niger State Government has commenced the disbursement of the sum of N1 billion in relief to victims of the recent flood that ravaged Madza and Anguwan ...
Mokwa was never merely a location on a map; it was a warning sign blinking for years. The tragedy that unfolded in June 2025, claiming over 1,300 lives—including 700 children—was not a bolt ...
The Mokwa flood, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), killed 206 people, displaced 3,534 others and destroyed over 400 homes.