ONE more body has been recovered from the three-storey building that collapsed while under construction on Friday night in Yaba, a suburb of Lagos. Mrs Ibitayo Adenike, Acting Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of …
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NO fewer than 15 villagers fleeing from bandits have been reported dead in a boat accident in Zamfara State, Channels Television is reporting. According to the station, the accident occurred on Friday when villagers fleeing bandit attacks attempted to cross a river at Nasarawar Kifi in Birnin Tudu Ward. Witnesses …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned citizens, especially those living in flood-prone areas, to vacate to safer locations in preparation for the impending flood predicted by relevant government agencies. Mr Kadiri Olanrewaju, NEMA’s Head of Operations, Southwest Zone Office, Ibadan gave the warning on Thursday in Ibadan during …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the rescue of 26 persons in the boat mishap that occurred in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, while search for the 25 missing passengers was still ongoing. The Head of NEMA’s Sokoto Operations Office, Mr Aliyu Kafindangi, disclosed this to …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday distributed relief items to windstorm victims in Ukanafun/Oruk Anam federal constituency of Akwa Ibom, under the Federal Government Special Intervention Programme. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that items distributed included; 300 bags of rice (25kg), 300 bags of garri (25kg) …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated relief materials to victims of banditry in six most affected local government areas of Katsina State. Its Director-General, Hajiya Zubaida Umar, said this at the inauguration of the relief items distribution exercise, on Wednesday in Katsina. She said the Federal Government approved …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it will provide 200 units of houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kebbi, as part of its efforts to cushion the impact of displacement on them. The Director-General, NEMA, Hajiya Zubaida Umar, disclosed this at the flag-off of distribution of emergency relief …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in a move to bolster Nigeria’s disaster preparedness, conducted a “Full-Scale Flood Response Simulation” exercise in Wudil Local Government Areas, Kano State. The Agency’s Director-General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, during the simulation exercise on Saturday, emphasised the critical importance of readiness in the face of …
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano has expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to address flood related issues across the state. The governor made the pledge when NEMA Director-General, Zubaida Umar led a Proactive Disaster Preparedness Simulation exercise in Kano on Saturday. The governor, …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday distributed relief materials to the victims of Ocean surge in Ondo. Speaking at the presentation in Akure, the Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who sympathised with the victims, said the gesture was to cushion the effect of the disaster. Represented by …
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