National Emergency Management Agency
Senate mandates committees to investigate NEMA on disaster response activities
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Special Duties, Ecology and Climate Change and Environment to investigate the effectiveness of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in its disaster response activities in 2019.
NEMA: Nigeria requires N3 trillion to combat disasters
About N3tn would be required to curb and respond to disasters across Nigeria by 2020, the National Emergency Management Agency announced on Friday.
NEMA tasks stakeholders on disaster management
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called for partnership between Federal and State Governments as well as Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on disaster management.
Abia community begs government to save them from landslide
Indigenes of Ubaha in the Oriendu Autonomous Community, Ohuhu, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, have called on the federal and state government to save them from the effects of landside in the area.
Kogi seeks federal government’s help as flood takes over nine local councils
“We have just been informed by the Nigeria Hydro-logical Services Agency (NIHSA) that the recent upsurge in flooding was due to excessive spilling of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, which came through River Benue,” he said.
NEMA moves to prevent flooding in Ondo, environs
The National Emergency Management Agency has organised a stakeholders’ meeting to put on alert relevant emergency management agencies and create awareness ahead of impending rainfall warnings till December.
House of Reps urges cleanup of oil spillage in Delta community
The House of Representatives has called for an immediate cleanup of oil spillage at Ovade-Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State.
House of Reps call for urgent action to avert pipeline explosion in Abia
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to direct the Ecological Fund Office to embark on erosion control in Umunwanwa community of Abia State, to avert a possible pipeline explosion.
Minister: 90 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty
The Federal Government has said almost half of Nigeria’s population, about 90 million people, live in extreme poverty.
200 prisoners escape as flood ravages Kogi
An early morning downpour at Koton-Karfe in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State on Monday aided the escape of about 200 prisoners from the Medium Federal Correctional Centre.
Pyrates urges federal government to register IDP camps
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, has urged the Federal Government to register Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and ensure basic needs are made available to them.
Government issues 24-hour ultimatum to occupants of dilapidated buildings
The Ogun government on Saturday sealed off two dilapidated buildings in Abeokuta and ordered occupants of the houses to move out within 24 hours.
Minister consoles Onitsha fire victims, reassures federal government support
The Federal government has reassured victims of fire incident at the Ochanja market, Anambra State of its support towards assisting them bounce back to life.
NEMA suspends fertilisers distribution in Benue
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has suspended the ongoing distribution of fertilisers to the 2018 flood and herders crises victims in Benue.
Flood ravages Rivers state, lawmakers angry with governor
As flood ravages many Communities in some local government areas in Rivers State, some Lawmakers have decried the inability of the Rivers State government to set up state Emergency response agency to take care of those facing disasters.
Minister wants NEMA to extend relief assistance to Kogi flood victims
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to extend relief assistance to the people affected by flood in over 150 communities in Kogi State.
173 more Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received 173 Nigerians assisted to return from Libya, where they had been stranded.
Flooding: Ondo constitutes intervention committee
Ondo State Government has constituted committee to ascertain the level of damage done by the flood that recently ravaged some parts of the state
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