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Nigeria: Danger Looms at Kainji Dam. 7 October 2012. Daily Trust (Abuja) By Theophilus Abbah, Sanusi Babagoro, Shehu Abubakar, Abdulwasiu Hassan and Aliyu M. Hamagam, Minna and Tony Adibe.
Editorial - After the flood disaster in Adamawa and Taraba states brought about by the release of water from the Ladgo Dam by the Camerounian authorities, attention should shift to the Kainji Dam.
Di Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) don tell Nigerians make dem fashi tori wey dey spread for town say explosion happen for Kainji Dam, say na fake news.
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has signed a contract with Hydro China and Harbin Electricity Corporation of China for the rehabilitation of the Kainji hydroelectric dam.
Kainji Dam, located in the centre of the image, produces electricity for most of Nigeria’s cities. The dam is the largest of the dams on the Niger, over 66 m high and 550 m across.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, on Tuesday, cleared the air that no water release from Kainji and Jebba Dams caused the flooding and deaths in Mokwa, Niger State ...
KAINJI National Park, ... Kainji Dam, which plays a crucial role in Nigeria’s hydroelectric power generation and irrigation systems, is located near the KNP.
Kainji dam is one of Nigeria’s oldest dams generating roughly 500 megawatts of electricity in 2017 for a nation with a population around 170 million! A dam located in Kainji, Niger State ...
Many dams in south-western Nigeria have been so neglected that mature trees are growing on their faces. All dam projects under construction must be urgently completed. There are dams uncompleted ...
Kainji Dam was built as Nigeria's first hydro power plant five decades ago. It generates about 10% of Nigeria's power, however the country lacks the infrastructure to get power from the dam to ...