Nigeria

31 July 2013

Nigeria: Musa’s story, life as a volunteer

Musa Salihu, a 31-year-old father of six, lives in the small village of Mozum Ose in Kogi State, on the banks of the River Benue. In 2012, the Benue broke its banks and floodwater swept through the village, washing away people’s homes and belongings.
Nigeria: Bringing happiness back to Martha
24 July 2013

Nigeria: Bringing happiness back to Martha

Martha Ogwe, a 52-year-old widow and mother of seven, lives in the village of Odogwu in Kogi State. It is located close to the Niger River and is in one of the areas ...
Nigeria: Building homes, building resilience
17 July 2013

Nigeria: Building homes, building resilience

The Niger River had always been generous to Issa Adoza, providing the 68-year-old with tilapia to feed his eight children and water during the rainy season to help ...
Building disaster response capacity in Nigeria
10 July 2013

Building disaster response capacity in Nigeria

Isioma Ben-Okeke knows the destruction flood waters can cause. As an employee with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria’s coordinating agency for ...
Nigeria: “The Red Cross has brought me great relief”
2 July 2013

Nigeria: “The Red Cross has brought me great relief”

“This is an experience I will never forget because, without this assistance, the village would still be in ruins,” says Alhaji Gimba Suleiman, a 72-year-old rice ...
Providing lifesaving assistance to people affected by recent floods
4 January 2013

Providing lifesaving assistance to people affected by recent floods

Like thousands of people affected by the floods in Nigeria, those living in Udagba are fighting to rebuild their lives and the Nigerian Red Cross Society is there to ...
Food insecurity looms in many communities affected by devastating floods
12 December 2012

Food insecurity looms in many communities affected by devastating floods

By Nwakpa O. Nwakpa and Moustapha Diallo Three months after devastating floods swept through Nigeria, the initial shock has passed. However, reality is now settling in...
Emergency appeal to provide support after devastating floods
28 November 2012

Emergency appeal to provide support after devastating floods

By Nwakpa O. Nwakpa and Moustapha Diallo Mohamed Momo, 58, lives in the village of Ozahi, in Kogi State, and still finds it difficult to find the words to describe the...
Urgent needs continue two months after Nigeria’s worst flooding in 40 years
25 November 2012

Urgent needs continue two months after Nigeria’s worst flooding in 40 years

In Late August, Nigeria experienced the worst flooding in 40 years; a disaster that affected 33 of 36 states.
The drive for universal bed-net coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria
24 April 2012

The drive for universal bed-net coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria

In Cross River State, the dirt road into Bazohure village seems hardly passable, but Awara Rekpene Sunday and his team of Red Cross volunteers are making their way ...
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