Residents of Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State have raised the alarm over devastating gully erosion in the area They said the erosion which has cut off the Nnobi-Nkpor road, might likely swallow classroom block in Nnobi High School if no urgent intervention is taken. A stakeholder in the area, Sir
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…says there are over a thousand active erosion sites in the state Anambra State government has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in life-threatening erosion at the Onitsha-Owerri road axis of the state. Speaking during an inspection visit to the location, Chief of Staff to Governor Soludo, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi called on federal government
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The Enugu State government has warned residents against erecting structures on waterways, dumping waste and refuse on drainages and deliberate obstruction of canals. This warning comes as the state commenced the reinforcement of different means to address the imminent erosion and environmental challenges it is predicted to face within the next couple of months. The
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Residents of Umudim Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State have raised the alarm over ravaging gully erosion menace in the area. The locals who lamented that the ecological disaster was gradually eating up a major access road in the town, pleaded for urgent intervention of Governor Chukwuma Soludo. The Nation gathered
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No fewer than 50,000 persons have been reportedly displaced while over 30 buildings destroyed in gully erosion ravaging communities in Onitsha Inland, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Two churches, a school, shops and residential buildings with property worth billions of naira were among the facilities already destroyed by the erosion in the
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People of Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area, Anambra State have cried out to both State and Federal Governments to come to their rescue over their Ezu lake bridge that collapsed about 12 years ago and erosion menace threatening them. They lamented that the collapsed Ezu bridge and erosion threat have retarded economic growth and
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A gully erosion in several communities in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State swallowed a two-storey building and a four-bedroom bungalow after a torrential rain that lasted for over 16 hours. The two-storey building belonged to an indigene living outside the country, while the other belonged to another indigene residing in the state. The
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has on Wednesday approved contracts for different projects totalling about N39.7bn. The approvals were given at a meeting of the council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The contracts include those of road construction, erosion control and purchase of incinerators for hospitals and the offices of
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