The Nasarawa State Government has unveiled plans to establish mini dams across the state to support irrigation farming, enable year-round agricultural production, and strengthen food security.The ...

The chairman of the inter-ministerial committee on dams, revealed that the President had approved the rehabilitation of Alau Dam, pending ratification by the FEC. Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of ...

CONSIDERING the rate of incidents and attendant nationwide effects, Nigeria’s national grid collapses have almost lost the tendency to shock anyone. Between 2024 and 2025, the country recorded more ...

After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing. After a ...

YAOUNDE, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Nigeria may help upgrade a hydroelectric dam in Cameroon in exchange for supplying power to a remote corner of its territory, government officials from both countries said ...

Africa’s dams, once a symbol of progress and a key to irrigation, are now in a state of severe crisis, threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions. According to experts at the ...

There are plans by the Federal Government to build seven dams across six states in the Southwest for irrigation and to enhance food production. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the ...

Nothing has happened to the dam as reported on social media, according to NIHSA. NIHSA Director General, Mr Clement Nze, in a statement, noted that the dam is safe, saying no explosion whatsoever ...