Nema
18 Apr
Following the N2.6 trillion worth of economic loss to flooding in 2012, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant stakeholders have engaged to check and mitigate impact of the disaster as the rainfalls begin.
13 Apr
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recovered the body of one of the drowned passengers of the ill-fated bus that crashed on the Third Mainland bridge on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
10 Apr
National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), has donated relief items to community of Persons with Disabilities, (PWDs), who suffered recent fire disaster in Karonmajiji, Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja,
9 Apr
A total of four buildings have collapsed due to the intensity of the fire that engulfed part of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island on Tuesday. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 14 other buildings were seriously impacted by the inferno. Farinloye said…
4 Apr
Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, has ordered the immediate deployment of the agency's newly acquired search and rescue equipment and consumables in readiness for the containment of disasters ahead of the 2024 rains.
4 Apr
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and United Nations Office on Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) have strengthened disaster management and mitigation efforts in Nigeria.
21 Mar
Newly appointed Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Zainab Umar, has said that the agency will sustain gains achieved under her predecessor while bringing on board innovations and proactiveness in the affairs of the agency.
15 Mar
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Lawal Ja'afar Isa (Rtd) as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. The President has also approved the appointment of Alhaji Tijani Hashim Abbas as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Chieftaincy Matters. General Ja'afar Isa is a respected leader…
13 Mar
In another strategic move to spread its human capacity building tentacles across some critical organisations in the Federation, the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) is in talks with the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This move was made when the hierarchy of the Institute led by the President and Chairman of Council, Dr. (Mrs.) Christiana…
7 Mar
The Police Command in Lagos State and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have placed their operatives on red alert against any attack on warehouses and shopping malls.
5 Mar
Two varied reactions from the Federal Government yesterday trailed Sunday’s looting of a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
4 Mar
• NEMA denies attack on Abuja facility • Police arrest 15 suspected warehouse vandals in FCT • Shettima: Protest against hardship in a responsible manner The reality of Nigeria’s grim food insecurity exacerbated by rising food cost became apparent yesterday when hoodlums in Abuja went on a looting spree, carting away food items from public and private facilities.…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
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The Federal Government said it has recovered N57 billion from the N5.2 trillion liabilities owed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other bodies by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government. Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Federal Ministry of Finance Okokon Udo revealed this on Tuesday in Enugu State during a Sensitisation Workshop on Federal…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…