Mainstream Media Blames Climate Change for Nigeria’s Floods, Ignores Urban Planning Failures

Mainstream Media Blames Climate Change for Nigeria’s Floods, Ignores Urban Planning Failures

In order to emphasize a speculative climate connection, the AP and NBC completely ignored glaring urban infrastructure issues that other outlets have rightly recognized as being the main factors in Nigeria’s recent floods. Based on the limited data that exists on flooding and drought in the country and across the region, the recent drought and flood were not historically unusual, in fact both conditions are endemic to the country during its dry …

How Nigeria's Failed Dam Agreement Endangers Citizens' Lives Annually – Atebije

By Daniel Adaji Urban planner and immediate past president of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Dr. Nathaniel Atebije, has blamed recurring floods in Nigeria on the failure of the government to fulfill a crucial dam agreement with the Republic of Cameroon. According to him, this singular neglect, compounded by widespread corruption and poor urban planning, continues to endanger millions of Nigerian lives annually. Speaking in an ex…

Media Blame Nigerian Floods On Climate Change But Overlook Key Causes

Nigeria’s deadly floods were driven by poor urban planning and infrastructure, not climate change, despite media claims to the contrary.