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Floods Affect Over 1m Persons in Nigeria – NEMA

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that 1,048,312 people have been affected by flooding in Nigeria between April and September 2024. The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF) in…

NEMA Distributes 42,000 Metric Tonnes of Food Commodities

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed 42,000 Metric Tonnes of food commodities to vulnerable Nigerians. The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada said this at the monthly news conference organised by the Strategic Communication Interagency…

NEMA Donates Relief Materials to Kaduna Attack Victims

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated relief items to communities that recently came under attack in some parts of Kaduna State. Other beneficiaries of the gesture were victims of the fire outbreak in Igabi Local Government Area. The…

NEMA Presents Relief items to Kebbi Flood Victims

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed food and non food items to the victims of 2024 flood disaster in Kebbi. This is contained in a statement by Aliyu Shehu-Kafindangi, Head of the NEMA Sokoto Operation Office, on Sunday…

Disaster: FG Activates National Emergency Operation Centre

THE Federal Government has activated National Emergency Operation Centre to coordinate responses and provide timely support to victims of floods and public health concerns. The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar disclosed this at a National…

FG Repatriates 190 Citizens from UAE

THE Nigerian Government says it has repatriated one hundred and ninety (190) Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates, UAE. It says the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 5:45 am on Tuesday by a combined…

Flood: DG NEMA Inaugurates Emergency Coordination Centre

By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar has yesterday inaugurated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate timely deployment of resources for search and rescue following increasing incidents of flood in parts of…