An explosion at an illegal used engine oil modular refinery located in a densely populated area in Kano metropolis killed one person and injured several others on Monday. It was reported that several houses were razed in the incident,…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to intervene urgently in tackling the gully erosion ravaging Iquita and Ekeya communities in Oron and Okobo Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. This was part of the motion moved…
Eleven (11) local government areas of Niger State have been alerted by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to prepare for an impending flood this rainy season. Zhinab Sa’idu, head of Minna Operations, NEMA, in a statement she issued on…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday, listed Kaduna as one of the 14 states and 31 communities that may witness heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding from July 4 – 8. In a statement by Mr Ibrahim…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri to brief the House on the challenges associated with the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan.…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that about one hundred and twenty shops were affected by the recent inferno at Bodija market. NEMA added that over 200 people were also affected. The agency made these disclosures on Tuesday.…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have pledged to strengthen collaboration to respond effectively to disasters across the country. The two organisations made the commitment when the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr…
