By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is grappling with yet another devastating flood disaster. The city’s residents were caught off guard on Wednesday when heavy rainfall poured down for over three hours, causing widespread flooding that displaced homes, destroyed properties, and damaged vehicles. This...
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National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that five people lost their lives and 55 others were injured due to flooding in parts of Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. Head of Operations at NEMA’s Yola office, Mr. Ladan Ayuba, confirmed that the injured are receiving medical care at...
Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Uyo Operations Office, Ms. Aisueni Mmandu, has described scooping fuel from overturned tankers as a “death trap” during a public awareness campaign on tanker accidents and fires held in Ikom, Cross River, on Monday. The Uyo office oversees operations in Akwa...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sounded the alarm on the dangers of scooping fuel from accidented tankers, citing the devastating consequences of loss of lives and property. According to NEMA‘s Head of Operations in Ibadan, Mr. Kadiri Olanrewaju, the practice has led to...
The Federal Government has condoled with the families and victims of flood that occurred in Mokwa LGA of Niger State, which tragically claimed the lives of several persons. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Friday in...
Motorists are currently stranded as part of the bridge at Mokwa linking the North and Southwestern part of the country collapsed due to flooding in Niger state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The bridge collapsed on Wednesday after a heavy downfall on Tuesday night. Government agencies’...
Niger State Emergency Management Agency says 21 people have lost their lives following a severe rainfall that resulted into a flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director General of the agency, Dr Ibrahim Hussaini, disclosed this to newsmen in Minna on Thursday. He said...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is charting a bold new course with the development of a Strategic Plan, aimed at aligning with evolving challenges and international best practices. The Director-General, NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made this known while declaring open a stakeholders’ validation workshop on Friday in Abuja....
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed one dead in a building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area, Lagos State. It also confirmed that 12 persons had been rescued so far from the rubble of the three-storey building. NEMA Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed said this...
A fresh batch of 390 stranded Nigerian migrants has been repatriated from Niamey, Niger Republic, as part of ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to reintegrate citizens back into the country. The returnees, comprising 387 adult males, two adult females, and one infant boy, arrived at the Nigeria Immigration...
The Federal Government has called for unified efforts by stakeholders to tackle the emerging COVID-19 variants in the country. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development, Prof. Ali Parte, made the call in Abuja on Thursday, at a strategic meeting on COVID-19 preparedness and response. The meeting was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has called for proper crowd management during distribution of charity to prevent stampedes and avoidable loss of lives. Her appeal follows recent incidents of stampedes across the country, notably at Ibadan, Oyo...
Ten persons were feared dead when a storey building collapsed on Thursday morning in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Akinyinka added that seven others sustained injures in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has received 16169 litres of liquid fertilizer for onward distribution to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Speaking while receiving the liquid fertilizer, the governor expressed joy for the benevolence of the President as well...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says ten communities have been displaced by flood following heavy rains in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi. The Head of Operations of NEMA, Sokoto Office, Mr Aliyu Shehu-Kafindagi, made this known when he led a joint assessment team to the affected areas...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has accused member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Terseer Ugbor of diverting a full truck of palliatives meant for distribution to IDPs and the vulnerable community in his constituency. The governor was reacting to media...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed on Monday led a delegation to condole with Governor Babagana Zulum over the last Tuesday flood disaster that has so far displaced about two million people, with several people killed and property worth billion of naira...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to victims of the devastating Maiduguri flooding taking refuge in about 36 camps. The flood disaster struck Maiduguri due to overflowing water from Alau Dam, displacing nearly 2 million people within...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called for the support of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders to resettle victims of the flood disaster in their respective communities. Zulum made the call while receiving the Director- General of NEMA, who was in Maiduguri to monitor and...
Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday. “The death toll is 30,” National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Ezekiel Manzo told AFP a day after water from an overflowing dam swept...