The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had distributed livelihood emergency intervention to 9,100 people affected by the 2022 flood and other vulnerable persons in Kebbi. The Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Habib-Ahmed, said this during the launching of the distribution of the Special National Economic and Livelihood Emergency Intervention in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. “The Federal Government approved …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief items to victims of windstorms in the Ijumu and Lokoja Local Government Areas of Kogi State. The Director-General of NEMA, Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. The DG, who was represented by the Head of Abuja Operations Office, Mr Justin Uwazuruonye, said …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, called for communities’ involvement in efforts to curtail flooding in the South-East. Addressing the media in Enugu on steps being taken by the agency to mitigate flood disaster this year, NEMA’s Zonal Coordinator for South-East, Mrs Ngozi Echeazu said; “NEMA, through a series of meetings and sensitisation, has continued to build community …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sought the partnership of media organisations in the reportage and dissemination of information during emergencies in the country. During a workshop for media practitioners in Lagos on Saturday, the agency said by working with the media, it could ensure that timely and accurate information reached the public while creating awareness to enable people …

One hundred and twenty-five stranded Nigerians arrived in the country on Saturday from Port Sudan. A total of 2,518 stranded Nigerians were evacuated in batches from Sudan last month, after which the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) planned a mop operation to bring those still stranded back to the country. The aircraft from Tarco Airline left Port Sudan International Airport …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), and the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have predicted a high probability of flooding across the country as a result of heavy rainfall in the months ahead. The agencies, which released their 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlookearly in the year, said they were taking proactive steps …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said it had received 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. The Coordinator of the Kano Territorial Office of the agency, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi announced this while receiving the returnees yesterday in Kano. Represented by Suleiman Sa’ad-Abubakar, the Head of Human Resources at NEMA …