Nigeria, April 16 -- The Nigerian government has launched a plan to prevent floods during the rainy season expected to begin in a few weeks.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Nigeria experiences fatal floods annually with dozens of people killed, thousands of homes, farms and other properties destroyed and millions of people displaced. Some of the states most affected include Kogi, Bayelsa and Borno.

Launching the plan on Wednesday,

Vice President Kashim Shettima described the framework as a timely intervention to confront the rising threats of climate-induced disasters such as floods, which affected over five million Nigerians in 2024.

According to a statement by his spokesperson Stanley Nkwocha, Mr Shettima explained that the new framework...