The Federal Government has issued a fresh warning to Nigerians regarding flooding in country.

A statement by the Director General Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, informing that Jebba Dam is currently spilling excess water as regulated by Kainji Dam operators, who had kept a 53 centimeter buffer until now to allow for any change in inflow.

Highlighting the agency’s synergy with the authorities of the Dam nationally and internationally, he maintains that NIHSA is committed to managing great River flooding incidences to foster socio-economic growth in Nigeria.

Mohammed also reveals that the water level in the in the River Niger Basin has slowly receded since the beginning of October.

-9News Nigeria.