Rivers
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Founded | May 27 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | |
| Area | 11077 |
| Governor | Ezenwo Nyesom Wike |
| LGAs | 23 |
| Colleges and universities | Rivers State University |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2390900 |
About Rivers
Rivers State, also known simply as Rivers, is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. According to census data released in 2006, the state has a population of 5,198,716, making it the sixth-most populous state in the country.
Why is sewage pumped into rivers and the sea?
... Why is sewage pumped into the sea and Rivers? Most of the UK has a combined sewerage system, meaning that both rainwater and wastewater - from toilets, bathrooms and kitchens - are carried in the same pipes...
Jesus Green Lido: Cambridge 'people's pool' turns 100
... " I m addicted to swimming in cold water - I ve always liked swimming in Rivers and the sea, " she says...
US storms: Extreme weather brings misery to California
... The rain has raised the water level in Rivers across the state...
River pollution: New phosphate rules hit thousands of planned new homes
... Experts say more phosphate, found in animal and human waste, is getting into Rivers and affecting water quality...
Ancient eel migration mystery unravelled
... Every year, eels leave European Rivers to travel in an epic migration to the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic to breed for a single time, then die...
Ukraine civilians flee towns near Kyiv after more Russian shelling
... He said Russian troops were assembling pontoon bridges across the Seversky Donets and Bereka Rivers...
No English river is free from pollution - Parliament report
...Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England s Rivers putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes...
England flooding: Worksop sluice gate delay 'made flooding worse'
...Streets in Worksop town centre became Rivers as water flooded the town Delays in opening a sluice gate exacerbated flooding in a town where people were rescued from chest-high water, a council leader has said...
