Nigeria, April 18 -- The Ekiti State government has approved N88.3 million to facilitate the resumption of dredging in Ado, Ikere and Ekiti South-West Local Government Areas to forestall the incidence of flood and its attendant risk to lives and property.

The approval came on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Federal Government warned that no fewer than 31 states were at risk of severe flooding.

Recall that Joseph Utsev, the minister of water resources and sanitation, on Monday, warned that 148 local government areas across 31 states were among the high flood-risk areas for 2024.

The minister issued the warning at the official unveiling of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) in Abuja.

However, a statement by the Commissioner for I...