The Federal Government has launched a mobile phone application called Wetin App for flood forecasting along the Niger and Benue Rivers in Nigeria.

The application, which is available on Google app store, is a collaborative project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), according to the government agency.

Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, says Nigeria sought the help of the international agency to develop the application following the devastating flood of 2012 that destroyed farms, houses and human lives.

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