ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS AND P ROSPECTS OF FLOODING IN NI OKE – IRA COMMUNITY BY Ofigo Oghenevwairhe Evarister Nigeria is the most populous Black race country in Africa and in the world with a total land area of 983,213 km2 occupied by over160 Million people: The interaction of these millions of people with their environment has left indelible mark on the landscape. Urbanization, deforestation, flooding, desertification, over population and all kinds of pollution are some of the resultant effects of man’s interaction with his environment. These changes result from the populace attempt to achieve their seemingly endless desire for food, shelter, recreation and infrastructural facilities and urbanization in general. This has placed a lot of pressure on the environment. Flooding has become the annual experience of Nigerian cities and communities, one of which is in Oke-ira community in Lagos State , where i...