Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) approves N83.21 billion for flood prevention and anti-flood efforts, after reducing the originally requested budget by 50%. According to The Punch, the funding is set for the operations of an anti-flood task force focused on mitigating climate-related flood disasters. The approval comes with a smaller allocation than was first proposed, reflecting the NEC’s decision to slash the prevention budget midway through the planning process. The reports describe the approved figure as N83.21bn, tied to NEC’s formal endorsement of the task force’s work and related prevention measures. While the articles emphasize the reduction from the initial request, they also frame the decision as enabling flood prevention activities through the newly approved amount. Details on how the funds will be distributed across specific projects are not included in the provided excerpts, but the NEC’s action establishes the total ceiling for the flood prevention effort at N83.21bn.