“The map shows critical flood-prone zones across Nigeria, particularly around stations along the River Benue and River Niger. “Makurdi, in particular, has recorded dangerously high water ...

Search and rescue operations are ongoing as roads have been damaged and homes destroyed while bodies are believed to have been swept down the Niger River. Here is what to know about the floods and how ...

River Niger, collapsed bridge put Delta community under threat •Bridge not on our priority list, says Delta govt Asaba Ase, a coastal community on the bank of River Niger, ...

Nigeria: 27 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River The boat with nearly 200 people on board was on its way to a weekly market in Niger state when the boat capsized.

Boat transport in Nigeria has seen serious incidents in recent years (Picture: Alamy) At least 54 people have died after a boat capsised on an ‘increasingly dangerous’ section of the River Niger.

A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.

The accident happened around 8:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) on Tuesday when the wooden boat packed with nearly 300 passengers sank in the River Niger, Abdullahi Baba Arah, head of Niger State Emergency ...

“The map shows critical flood-prone zones across Nigeria, particularly around stations along the River Benue and River Niger. “Makurdi, in particular, has recorded dangerously high water ...