Tag: National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
NEMA receives Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic
They disclosed that the returnees included 65 children, and 74 adults...
Ocean surge in Ondo: NEMA distributes relief materials to victims
“The 2025 predictions by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have shown that Ilaje is…
Fire service, NEMA launch campaign on fire safety in Kaduna
The campaign, themed “Achieving Zero Fire Emergency Through Fire Prevention, Detection, Protection and Control,” commenced with a visit to the…
NEMA warns of imminent flood in Rivers
“Residents should also begin preparing to move to higher ground or seek refuge in upper, safer areas such as schools,…
Flood: NEMA activates operational office across Nigeria
The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has activated all Zonal, Territorial and Operation offices of…
NEMA issues flood alert to Edo, Delta, Bayelsa states
The Head of NEMA Benin Operations Office, Dahiru Yusuf, gave the warning while speaking with journalists in Benin. The Benin…
Lagdo Dam and challenge of flood risk management in Nigeria
By Tosin Kolade In a recent letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of Cameroon expressed its intention…
Flood Alert: NEMA warns 19 states, 56 communities
By Fabian Ekeruche The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely…
No Nigerian died in Sudan – NEMA
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 198 stranded Nigerians evacuated from the…
Flood: NEMA alerts 14 states, 31 communities
Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the states concerned to take precautionary measures to forestall loss of lives and property.
102 Nigerians stranded in Libya return home
The returnees were officially received by Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA on behalf of the Federal Government, according to a…
Reps invite NEMA over 2023 flood prediction
Presenting the motion, Gbajabiamila, said there was a need for NEMA to brief the House on measures taken to prevent…
Another batch of stranded Nigerians arrive from Libya
The returnees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Cargo Wing, Ikeja, late Tuesday evening in an Al Buraq Air…
107 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
NEMA said that the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Cargo Wing, Ikeja, late Tuesday aboard Al Buraq…
144 stranded Nigerians in Niger Republic return home
Among the returnees, there were106 male adults, 16 female adults, and 22 children (10 females and 12 males).
Fire victims in Kano get relief materials
He said that the materials included maize; roofing sheets; nylon mats; blankets; mattresses; plastic buckets; salt; toiletries; clothing materials, and…
Again, Nigeria to experience severe flooding – NEMA
According to NEMA, there had been seasonal climate predictions and annual flood outlooks by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and…
What NEMA demands from Kwara gov’t against 2023 elections
“NEMA is concerned about the potential for electoral violence and unrest, which can have devastating effects on the people of…
NEMA receives 1,003 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic, Libya
“The returnees were brought back from Agadez (Niger Republic), Khartoum, Libya and Chad under the care of the IOM through…
266 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic
“The returnees are from different parts of the country, some from Katsina, Kaduna, Bauchi, Sokoto and Kano States, among others."
FG distributes relief items to flood victims in Abia
The director-general, represented by Mr Ifeanyi Nnaji, Head of NEMA, Owerri Operations Office, said that the gesture was in continuation…
NEMA airlifts relief items to Bayelsa flood victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force started airlifting relief supplies to flood victims…
542 stranded Nigerians in UAE return home
The returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on board the Max Air Charted flight at 4:29 a.m.
Flood devastates one-third of Anambra
The devastating flood hit seven of the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
Water tank falls, crushes 2 to death in Bariga
The tank scaffolding of a two-storey building collapsed on a bungalow in the next compound, resulting in the deaths of…
NEMA resumes Air Ambulance service
The airplane, which was launched at the Trauma Centre, National Hospital, Abuja, was for quick transportation of patients with emergency…
Lagos boat mishap: NEMA recovers 13 more bodies
According to the NEMA Zonal commander, illegal boat operators plying the waterways beyond the stipulated official hours led to these…
Updated: NEMA rescues 5, picks 4 corpses from collapsed building
According to the NEMA boss, Alayaki Lane where the building is located contains a cluster of buildings and the rescue…
Updated: 8 bodies recovered from rubble of Ebute Meta 3-storey building
So far, 23 occupants of the building have been rescued.
Mass burial today for 110 killed in Ohaji-Egbema illegal refinery fire
Ifeanyi Nnaji of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the victims were burnt beyond recognition, making it difficult for…