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

The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe ...

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

Nigerian farmer Enoch Fater has barely slept in the last few days after water levels started rising at his paddy rice farm ...

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

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was ...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its humanitarian partners are working around the clock to provide life-saving relief to the ...

Nearly 300 prisoners have escaped in Nigeria's Maiduguri after floods collapsed the walls of a prison, authorities said on ...

Devastating floods since Tuesday have destroyed the homes and businessnes of thousands of residents in Maiduguri, the capital ...

GENEVA – Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced ...

"We are deeply devastated by the flood," Auxiliary Bishop John Bakeni of Maiduguri said in a statement sent to OSV News Sept.

The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. So far ...