Nema
12 Feb
No fewer than 148 vulnerable Nigerians returned to the country from Libya on Tuesday. Among the returnees were 124 female adults, 13 male adults, five children, and three infants. The returnees were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Territorial Office officials, along with other stakeholders, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in…
9 Feb
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented relief items to the victims of the recent fire incident in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area in Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Tuesday midnight fire incident burnt 17 Almajiri children to death in an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda Town, Zamfara. Also,…
5 Feb
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sokoto Operations office, has said the fire incident that occurred in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State in the early hours of Wednesday, claimed 17 lives. In a statement, NEMA said 17 others sustained various degrees of injuries and are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals. According…
30 Jan
Two people have been confirmed dead, while five others were rescued alive after a two-storey building collapsed at Mega Mall Estate, Mobile Road, Inikpa, Ikota, Ajah, Lagos State.
29 Jan
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided medical supplies for the treatment of injured victims of the tanker fire explosion in Enugu State. The Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made this known in a statement she shared on her official X account after visiting Enugu State. "Following the tragic tanker fire explosion…
29 Jan
Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has reiterated his call for the enforcement of anti-spill locks on fuel tankers across the country, saying that disasters arising from tanker-spill had become too frequent.
28 Jan
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed its response team to Niger State following the explosion of dynamite in the Sabon-Pegi community, Mashegu Local Council.
22 Jan
In response to the tanker fire incident that occurred at Dikko Junction in Niger State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered food and non-food items, including medical supplies for treatment of the injured victims and relief support for families of the affected persons.
21 Jan
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated food and medical items to victims of a fire explosion at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Niger State. The Director-General, NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who led a delegation to the scene of the incident on Monday, expressed deep sympathy for the victims and their families. The…
19 Jan
The Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Engr. Abdulganiyu Jaji, has urged fuel station owners and tanker operators to take immediate action in addressing reckless driving by their drivers, especially on major roads and dangerous bends. He stated this following a tragic fuel tanker explosion in Niger State that claimed over 60 lives and…
16 Jan
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to provide better funding and procure modern equipment for
16 Jan
Lawmakers have demanded increased support for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to manage disasters effectively across Nigeria. NEMA made this known on Thursday in a statement shared on its official X account after the Director General, Zubaida Umar, appeared before the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to defend the…
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