NEMA

Lagos welcomes 164 Nigerian returnees from Libya

By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a new batch of 164 vulnerable Nigerians who returned voluntarily from Libya. The returnees arrived at Murtala International Airport Cargo on Tuesday at 6:00…

NEMA issues flood alert in five Kwara LGs

The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday hinted the people of Kwara State of imminent high and moderate floodings in five of the state’s local government areas as the rainy season sets. The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, gave…

NEMA confirms 3 dead, 2 injured in Kano building collapse 

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed three persons dead and two injured in a three-storey building collapse incident at Kuntau Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, confirmed the incident and…

NEMA confirms recovery of male body from Lagoon

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the recovery of the body of a male passenger that drowned having fallen into the Lagoon from the bus that crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge on Wednesday. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos…

NEMA partners UN to mitigate disaster impacts

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says its partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (UN-OCHA) will reduce the sufferings of Nigerians affected by disasters. The Director-General (DG) of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar disclosed on…

NBS, UNDP, NEMA inaugurate Nigeria flood assessment report 

 The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on Wednesday inaugurated the  Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery and Mitigation  Assessment Report aimed at assessing the impact of 2022 floods on households. Adeniran, while speaking at the occasion, said the survey report…