In contravention of constitutional provisions, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo illegally approved the release of the sum of N5, 865, 671, 939.26 in June 2017 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund Account which was mismanaged by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), a report by the House Committee of the National Assembly (NASS)on NEMA has stated. The […]
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After its assessment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared 12 states along the River Niger and Benue as worst affected by flood disaster this year while other states are being monitored. The Director General of NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Maihaja made the disclosure when his agency hosted the monthly meeting of the Forum of […]
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The director general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engineer Mustapha Maihaja, has admitted before the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, which is investigating breach of public trust in the agency that the agency did not comply with the provisions of NEMA establishment Act which mandates it to liaise with […]
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Mohammed Sani Sidi, the director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and seven of the agency’s directors allegedly stole over a billion naira, $284,000 and £95,000, the Nigerian presidency has revealed. All the officials have been suspended from office. A Presidency official said Sani Sidi, maintained 20 different accounts in various banks despite […]
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The Board of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has suspended six directors of the agency under investigation for corruption indefinitely. Sani Datti, spokesperson for NEMA in a statement said the officials were suspended by the newly-inaugurated board of the agency in connection with the ongoing probe of the finances of NEMA by the Economic […]
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The Management of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday announced the death of its North-East Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Abdulsalam Muhammed. Mr Sani Datti, the Head Media and Public Relations, made the announcement in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Datti said that the coordinator died on Friday in Maiduguri. “The deceased coordinator was redeployed […]
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The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government to the dredge River Benue in order to avert future flooding in Benue state. Osinbajo made the disclosure when he visited the state on Wednesday to assess the destruction caused by flood. The Vice President who addressed the displaced […]
Continue ReadingSuspected suicide bombers have detonated bombs along Maiduguri – Damboa road in the fringes of the metropolis. The second explosion occurred close to an Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) camp. A witness said “Bomb blast in Bakassi IDP Camp of Maiduguri and the second bomb blast at NNPC Depot Damboa Road.” As the security and response […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said on Thursday that 99 Local Government Areas in 30 states had been affected by flood, which also killed 29 persons so far.The Director General of NIHSA, Moses Beckley, made the disclosure at a one-day sensitisation workshop on 2016 flood prediction/prevention and mitigation organised by the Agency at Halims […]
Continue ReadingThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday that over 300 houses were affected by the earth tremor that hit Kwoi in Kaduna State last week.The agency’s Zonal Coordinator in the North West, Musa Illalah, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Mr. Ilalah, however, said […]
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