Nigerian farmer Enoch Fater has barely slept in the last few days after water levels started rising at his paddy rice farm and in a major river nearby, pointing to impending floods in Benue state, a major food producer in the central belt.

Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon.

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Coca-Cola plans to invest $1 billion in its Nigeria operations over the next five years, the country's presidency said after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and senior executives of the soft drinks maker on Thursday.

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has announced plans to invest an additional US $1 billion (N1,639,450,000,000.00) in Nigeria over the next five (5) years to further capture growth opportunities in the country's beverage market.

Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight as the torrential rains came. The reservoir of the Alau Dam began to overflow;

When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety. But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees to move their belongings.

Severe flooding continues to devastate northeastern Nigeria, displacing over 400,000 people, according to the UN.