Nigerian farmer Enoch Fater has barely slept in the last few days after water levels started rising at his paddy rice farm ...

Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight ...

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was ...

When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents ...

Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon.

Severe floods on Wednesday continued to ravage northeastern Nigeria, impacting more than 400,000 people, according to the ...

Northern Nigeria's city of Maiduguri has been hit by devastating flooding. But is it due to government neglect or climate ...

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon. The Nigerian hydrological agency said on ...

In Nigeria, the authorities said that at least 200 people had died, but that was before the floods hit Maiduguri, which has added at least 30 people to that toll. In Niger, more than 265 have been ...

The latest floods come on top of accumulating hazards that have whittled away at people’s ability to cope. Parts of Northern Nigeria were battered by seven days of nonstop heavy rainfall that ...

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighboring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...