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

Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s ...

The aftermath of flooding in Nigeria's northeast is raising alarming humanitarian concerns, with thousands facing ...

The UN World Food Programme is working to assist newly displaced and food insecure people in northeast Nigeria who have been ...

Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum described the extent of the damage as "beyond human imagination". This is the first time ...

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

Nigeria has warned of potential flooding that could affect eleven of its states, as Cameroon said it would start releasing water from its largest dam. More than 400,000 people in Nigeria are already ...

All three million children in Borno state in Northeast Nigeria are without school indefinitely, increasing the likelihood of child marriage and other protection risks, after being hit by the worst ...

Extreme events are getting stronger everywhere, so we should expect floods to be bigger regardless of where we are,” said ...

Flooding caused devastating damage in north-eastern Nigeria on Wednesday. Heavy rainfall in the region also caused several ...

Within weeks, catastrophic floods swept across four continents.