States are taking urgent measures to prepare for potential flooding from the release of water from Cameroon's Lagdo Dam. Authorities identified risky 11 states.

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said yesterday that water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, has been released into Rivers Niger and Benue.

The federal government has disclosed plans to build five buffer dams along the Rivers Niger and Benue axis to curb the

Following announcements from Cameroon regarding regulated water releases from the Lagdo Dam. Nigerian authorities issued flood

The statement noted that the authorities of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon will initiate controlled water releases starting today, 17 September 2023. It said the water discharge is anticipated to progressively escalate to 1000m³/s over the next seven days based on the inflow from the upstream Garoua River.

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent heavy rainfall in West and Central Africa.

The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) has alerted on the planned water releases from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.

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

Di states wey go likely dey affected - Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers, and Taraba – don record different level of flood ova di past decade wenever dem release water from di Lagdo dam.