National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja Operations Office (AOO), has conducted coordinated search and rescue operations in communities affected by flooding in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The operation was undertaken to respond to the flood emergency, safeguard lives and support vulnerable populations in the affected communities....
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National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has received 100 Nigerian returnees from Algeria under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme. The returnees arrived at about 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, aboard...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has expressed deep sadness over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near Igbokoda in Ondo State. Mrs. Zubaida Umar extended her heartfelt condolences to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to enhance national preparedness and response to disasters and other emergencies. Mrs Zubaida Umar stated this during a visit to the Chief of...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Operations Office, Kaduna held a strategic meeting with the Nigerian Red Cross Society to intensify public sensitization on the outbreak of diphtheria across major areas in the state. The aim of the meeting is to urge members of the public to remain vigilant and...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has activated the Agency’s Zonal Directorates and Operations Offices to be on standby following the high flood risk alert issued by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) for 15 states across the country. The flood advisory released...
Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has inspected the agency’s Contact Centre and the newly established Trigger Room at its headquarters in Abuja as part of efforts to improve emergency response and disaster coordination across Nigeria. The inspection focused on assessing the readiness of...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has rewarded winners of its 2026 National Essay Competition, reaffirming its commitment to promoting disaster risk awareness, preparedness and resilience among young Nigerians. Speaking at the recognition ceremony held on Thursday at NEMA Headquarters in Abuja, the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar,...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), received 180 Nigerian returnees from Benghazi, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme coordinated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Federal...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed humanitarian relief materials to families affected by a recent boat mishap in Gorau Village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, while also providing life jackets to improve safety for residents who rely on the river for transportation. The intervention, carried out...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kano Operations Office, has participated in the reception of 147 Nigerian returnees from the Niger Republic under the ongoing Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation Programme. The returnees arrived at about 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, 1st September 2026, aboard a Sky Mali flight at the Malam...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office, has commenced the distribution of relief materials to victims of a recent rainstorm and communal clash in Lavun, Mokwa and Edati Local Government Areas of Niger State. The distribution exercise, held on Tuesday, 1st September 2026, in Mokwa, Mokwa Local Government...
The death toll from Thursday’s boat mishap in Gorau village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has risen to 56, while 15 people have been rescued alive, as emergency teams continue searching for more victims. A reliable source, a retired Permanent Secretary in the Sokoto State Civil Service,...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, today attended the 2nd National Gender Inclusion Conference, held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The conference, organised by the Office of the Technical Advisor to the President on Economic and Financial Inclusion, had...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has been honoured with the Responsive Humanitarian Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership and contributions to emergency and disaster management in Nigeria. Mrs. Zubaida Umar received the prestigious recognition from Blueprint Newspapers alongside other eminent...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), through its Lagos Operations Office, has distributed relief materials to residents affected by recent flood and windstorm disasters in Lagos Island Federal Constituency II. The direct distribution exercise, held on Saturday, 15 August 2026, at Eko Akete Grammar School, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, was...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has received 178 Nigerian nationals who returned from Tripoli, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme. The returnees arrived at about 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 10...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has activated the Agency’s National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to enhance the coordination, collation and processing of reliable data and information on the 2026 flood situation across the country, with a view to strengthening preparedness, planning and...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja Operations Office (AOO), on Monday coordinated the reception of 32 Nigerian nationals returned from the Republic of Türkiye at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The returnees arrived aboard a chartered aircraft following an official notification from the Federal Ministry of Foreign...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reinforced Nigeria’s disaster preparedness efforts with a full-scale flood simulation exercise (SIMEX) in Calabar, Cross River State, bringing together emergency response agencies, government institutions, humanitarian organisations and community stakeholders to test operational readiness and strengthen coordinated emergency response ahead of the peak of...