Nigeria, July 6 -- In an Interview on Channels TV, monitored by The News Chronicle, the Commissioner for Environment, Oladimeji Oresanya, disclosed the government's measures to address flood risks, stressing that many of the factors contributing to flooding are human-induced.

According to him, the government has a duty to establish and enforce regulations that ensure proper environmental management.

"Government is responsible because our job really in government is to ensure that we define the structure that will guide how people function. That's part of our social contract," he said.

Oresanya explained that poor waste management remains one of the major causes of blocked drainage channels, which often lead to flooding during heavy ra...