Nema
2 days ago
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.
3 days ago
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…
9 Jan
The Federal Government has called for unified efforts by stakeholders to tackle the emerging COVID-19 variants in the country. Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development, made the call in Abuja on Thursday, at a strategic meeting on COVID-19 preparedness and response. The meeting was organised by the National Emergency Management…
27 Dec
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, and the world’s seventh largest oil producer is in the grip of an unprecedented hunger crisis.
25 Dec
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to victims of banditry attacks and winstorm in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Mr Suleiman Mohammed, North-West Zonal Coordinator of the agency, disclosed this during the distribution exercise in Kaduna on Tuesday. According to him, although the palliatives would not solve all…
24 Dec
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster in the Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba State. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the AYA J Warehouse near the Deputy Governor's Office in Jalingo, Mrs Zubaida Umar, represented by Mr Giwa S. Kurutsi, reaffirmed…
23 Dec
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano. NEMA disclosed in a statement on Monday that the group of 392 individuals arrived at approximately 3:05 PM. It added that the returnees were profiled and registered upon arrival to…
20 Dec
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, says that the creation of Local Emergency
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