National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has activated its National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to strengthen preparedness, planning, and response efforts ahead of the 2026 rainy season.

The Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, said the activation of the centre is aimed at enhancing the coordination, collation, and processing of reliable data regarding the flood situation across the country.

She stated this at an inauguration meeting with members of the NEOC, yesterday, in Abuja.

Umar charged the team to be diligent, professional, and proactive in the discharge of their duties. She emphasised that information generated and disseminated from the centre must be factual, timely, and reliable to support effective decision-making and the efficient management of flooding and other climate-induced disasters.

According to the Director-General, the activation of the NEOC is part of the agency’s proactive measures to strengthen national preparedness in the rainy season.

She noted that timely access to credible information remained critical for early action, resource deployment, and the protection of lives and livelihoods in vulnerable communities.

The Deputy Director of Planning, Research and Forecasting at NEMA, Tony Ephraim, assured the DG that the centre’s members would work diligently.

He stated that the team would ensure effective monitoring, data collection, analysis, and information management to support a coordinated response to flood emergencies.