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.

Jalala     Afeyin-Olukuta     Ndakene     Donatus Ejidike     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Bureau Of Lands     Babatunde Idiagbon     Joseph Bamigboye     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Saliu Ajia     Sambo Murtala     Ndama Al-hassan     Okedare     Dan Iya     Iyabo Adewuyi     Amos Bajeh     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Yahaya Dumoye     Kolo     Taofik Mustapha     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Wahab Isa     Bamidele Aluko     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Yahaya Muhammad     Dairo Kunle Paul     Firdaos Amasa     Elesie Of Esie     Adeleke Ogungbe     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Quarry Royal Valley     Kisra     Ayekale     Saliu Alamoyo     Sherif Shagaya     Saliu Tunde Bello     Kwara State Pension Board     Amoyo     TETFUND     Millennium Development Goals     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Yetunde Balogun     Opobiyi     Musa Aibinu     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Bibire Ajape     Jumoke Gafar     Adamu Atta     Erubu     Baakini     Ethical College     KWASEIC     CUTI     Moses Salami     Kehinde Boyede     Durosinlohun Kawu     Demola Banu     Law School Scholarship     Ibrahim Abikan     KWSUED     Abubakar Atiku     Vasolar Consultoria     Ijakadi     Shettima     Razak Atunwa     Gbajabiamila     Stephen Fasakin     Kwara Restoration Project     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Wahab Kunle Shittu     National Information Technology Development Agency     Bola Olukoju     Onilorin     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

CCEPE     Yakubu Dogara     Emir Of Yashikira     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Neo Mundo Ltd     Tope Daramola     Kayode Ishola     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Kunle Okeowo     Kazeem Adekanye     Dairo Kunle Paul     Taofeeq Olateju     Ahman Pategi     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Ayobami Seriki     Ahmad Ali     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Iponrin     Habeeb Saidu     Oniwasi Agbaye     ENetSuD     Oloye     Aiyedun     Kwara State Polytechnic     Amasa     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Abegunde Goke     Ballah     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     ASMAU PLAZA     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Ali Ahmad     Bankole Omishore     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     GRA     Kola Ologbondiyan     Offa     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Tanke     Ganmo     Shoprite     Dan Masanin     James Kolo     Aliyu Adebayo     Yomi Ogunsola     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Amuda Musbau     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Sa\'adu Salau     Mufutau Olatinwo     Wole Oke     Patigi Regatta     Saka Adeyemo     Saka Abimbola Isau     Olabimpe Olani     Offorjama     Ayegbeni     Principal Private Secretary     Ilesha-Gwanara     Deji Ajani     Henry Olaosebikan     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Amosa     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Edu     Ojuekun Sarumi     Aliyu Muhammed     Owo Arugbo     PharmAccess Foundation     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women