Intense flooding in Yobe State, Nigeria, destroyed over 200 homes in Potiskum, impacting 600 people, some injured. The floods, following a warning for 21 states, highlight Nigeria’s vulnerability to seasonal rains in August 2025.
Monday, August 18, 2025
Video - Nigeria’s Yobe State faces devastation from floods, 600 people affected
Intense flooding in Yobe State, Nigeria, destroyed over 200 homes in Potiskum, impacting 600 people, some injured. The floods, following a warning for 21 states, highlight Nigeria’s vulnerability to seasonal rains in August 2025.
At least 40 missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
At least 40 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said.
The accident happened around the Goronyo area in Sokoto state while the boat was transporting passengers to a market, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement late Sunday.
The emergency agency said only 10 people have been rescued as teams continue search and rescue efforts in the area.
The accident is the latest in a series of deadly boat mishaps on Nigerian waterways. Such accidents are common in remote communities during the rainy season, often caused by overloaded and poorly maintained vessels.
Last month, a boat transporting passengers to a market in north-central Nigeria capsized, killing at least 25 people.
At least 326 people died in boat accidents in Nigeria in 2024, according to a count by TheCable, a local media outlet.
Analysts say many boats operate without life jackets, blaming weak enforcement by regulatory authorities.
The accident happened around the Goronyo area in Sokoto state while the boat was transporting passengers to a market, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement late Sunday.
The emergency agency said only 10 people have been rescued as teams continue search and rescue efforts in the area.
The accident is the latest in a series of deadly boat mishaps on Nigerian waterways. Such accidents are common in remote communities during the rainy season, often caused by overloaded and poorly maintained vessels.
Last month, a boat transporting passengers to a market in north-central Nigeria capsized, killing at least 25 people.
At least 326 people died in boat accidents in Nigeria in 2024, according to a count by TheCable, a local media outlet.
Analysts say many boats operate without life jackets, blaming weak enforcement by regulatory authorities.
Friday, August 15, 2025
Video - Young farmers in Nigeria find growth in mushroom farming
Nigeria’s China-funded bullet train plans move forward
Nigeria’s $60 billion bullet train project moved a step closer to approval. The 4,000km high-speed rail network has been a decade in the making: Billed as a key project to connect Nigeria’s western and eastern corridors from Lagos to Port Harcourt, the construction will be led by De-Sadel Nigeria, an Abuja-based logistics firm, with China Liancai Petroleum Investment Holdings as the lead financier, according to the Nigerian government.
Both companies made a formal presentation of a $60 billion proof-of-funds for the project this week, the government said. De-Sadel, which is also involved in a proposal to convert some of Nigeria’s diesel-powered trains to run on liquefied and compressed natural gas, plans to open completed sections of the rail line in three years. Nigeria’s junior petroleum resources minister pledged to supply gas to the contractor for the project.
By Alexander Onukwue, SEMAFOR
Both companies made a formal presentation of a $60 billion proof-of-funds for the project this week, the government said. De-Sadel, which is also involved in a proposal to convert some of Nigeria’s diesel-powered trains to run on liquefied and compressed natural gas, plans to open completed sections of the rail line in three years. Nigeria’s junior petroleum resources minister pledged to supply gas to the contractor for the project.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Video - U.S., UK aid cuts trigger Nigeria’s family planning crisis
Cuts in aid from the U.S. and UK are crippling Nigeria’s family planning programs, leaving shipments of contraceptives stranded abroad and causing severe supply shortages. CGTN highlights the growing health risks this poses for women and girls across the country.
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