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Nigerian government activates national emergency operation centre to respond to flooding and health concerns

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has activated National Emergency Operation Centre to coordinate responses and provide timely support to victims of floods and public health concerns. The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar disclosed this at a National Emergency Coordination Forum held on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

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FLOOD ALERT! NEMA warns against high risk coastal flooding

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The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed, has warned that there is a high-risk coastal flooding in Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos and Rivers States. The warning is due to the expected rise in sea level and tidal surge that may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements and transportation. Ahmed, gave this warning […]

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Upgraded NEMA Call Centre: NEMA Boss appreciates King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre

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The Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed has appreciated the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) for the upgrade of the agency’s Call Centre, thereby giving it facelift Mr. Ahmed gave the appreciation on Friday 13th August 2021 when he commissioned the NEMA Call Centre upgraded by the […]

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Buhari sacks NEMA DG, appoints Muhammadu Alhaji as replacement

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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed as the New Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA). Muhammed’s appointment was announced in a statement Willie Bassey, the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in a […]

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Four NEMA top officials abducted, another shot in Rivers

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Four senior staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while another was shot on Tuesday evening in River State. According to PRNigeria, the incident took place while the officers were on official duties. The officers were in the state to conduct an enumeration exercise to determine the number […]

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NEMA Sets Up 24-Hour Emergency Rescue Centre

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Imo State has set up a 24-hour emergency rescue center. The center according to the agency will attend to emergency issues that might occur during the yuletide season. State Coordinator of NEMA in the state, Evans Ugoh disclosed this on Saturday, during a stakeholder’s interactive meeting in Owerri, […]

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N33bn Fraud: NEMA gives account of “What truly happened”

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it did not abuse its mandate to save lives and preserve properties of Nigerians. The agency said this in a statement on Wednesday in reaction to the house of representatives report indicting the governing board of the agency chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The lawmakers said they discovered that […]

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Flood displaces 375,142 persons in Anambra – NEMA

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 375,142 persons were affected by flood disaster across ten local government areas of Anambra. Mr Idris Abubarkar, NEMA Incident Commander in Awka, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday. Abubarkar said out of the number, no […]

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As a preacher and professor, answer your N33bn corruption allegation – PDP tells Osinbajo

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to wait until he explains the N33 billion corruption allegations as exposed by the House of Representatives before sermonizing and parading himself like a saint. The main opposition party made this known in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola […]

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Osinbajo explains his role in N5.8bn NEMA fund

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Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says the approval of N5.8 billion emergency food intervention fund for the north-east was within his constitutional authority. The house of representatives had indicted the governing board of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) chaired by Osinbajo over what it described as an “illegal approval”. In a statement released on […]

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