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NEMA recovers 3 bodies after LPG tanker exploded in Lagos

News Desk - June 18, 2021 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says three bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of Thursday night’s tanker explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos State.

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New NEMA DG assumes office

News Desk - June 6, 2021 0

The newly appointed Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mustapha Habib-Ahmed, has assumed office in Abuja.

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APC lauds Mustapha Habib’s appointment as new NEMA boss

Ibrahim Ramalan - June 2, 2021 0

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed excitement over the recent appointment of Ahmed Mustapha-Habib as the new Director-General National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.

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JUST IN: Buhari removes NEMA DG, appoints Habib as replacement

Ibrahim Ramalan - May 31, 2021 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Mustapha Habib as the new Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to...

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Bandit attacks displaced over 7,000 persons in 2 Sokoto LGs – NEMA

Rayyan Alhassan - May 27, 2021 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed that about 7, 000 persons were affected by recent bandit attacks in Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.

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NEMA distributes relief materials to24,925 IDPs in Niger

News Desk - May 13, 2021 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has commenced distribution of relief materials to 24,925 households of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, affected by banditry in 14 local government areas of Niger.

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28 states at risk of severe flooding – Minister

News Desk - May 6, 2021 0

No fewer than 28 states are likely to experience severe flooding this year, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu announced on Thursday.

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We distributed food, non-food items to 30,000 IDPs in Taraba – NEMA

Rayyan Alhassan - May 3, 2021 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says it has distributed relief materials to 30,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Taraba.

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Saudi Arabia donates $1.2m food items to Zamfara disaster victims

News Desk - April 23, 2021 0

The Saudi Arabia-based King Salman Humanitarian and Relief Center has donated food items worth 1.2 million dollars to victims of armed banditry in Zamfara.

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Saudi Arabia donates food items to Borno, Yobe, Zamfara IDPs

News Desk - April 20, 2021 0

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated assorted food items worth 1.1 million dollars for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Borno, Yobe...

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Lawan donates N8m to victims of market fire in Yobe

Ibrahim Ramalan - April 2, 2021 0

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday, donated the sum of N8 million to victims of the Yan Harawa market fire disaster.

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Prepare for heavy rains in 2021, FEMA tells FCT residents

Rayyan Alhassan - March 25, 2021 0

The FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, has advised FCT residents to prepare for the rainy season and avoid environmental practices that could lead to flooding in the territory.

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Minister directs NEMA to support victims of Katsina, Zamfara market fires

News Desk - March 23, 2021 0

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has instructed the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to render relief support to the states to victims of the Katsina and Zamfara market fire disaster.

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Humanitarian Affairs Minister condemns attack on civilians in Borno

Rayyan Alhassan - February 24, 2021 0

Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has condemned insurgent attacks on residents of Borno which left 10 persons dead and 47 injured.

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NEMA sacks over 42 workers after denying them 1-year salary

Ibrahim Ramalan - February 9, 2021 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has sacked over 42 of its newly recruited workers without paying them a one-year salary.

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Zulum seeks NEMA’s food assistance for 800,000 IDPs in Borno

Rayyan Alhassan - January 1, 2021 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has appealed for urgent intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on the plight of about 800,000 displaced people in need of food in areas affected by insurgency in the state.

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Magboro gas pipeline leakage fixed, says NEMA

Rayyan Alhassan - December 16, 2020 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says on Wednesday that the gas pipeline leakage which occurred at Magboro in Ogun has been stopped.

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NEMA distributes relief materials to flood victims in Benue

Rayyan Alhassan - December 1, 2020 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has begun distribution of relief materials to victims of the 2020 flood in Benue.

ICPC to probe sources of looted COVId-19 palliatives

Rayyan Alhassan - October 27, 2020 0

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, says it will investigate the sources of COVID-19 relief items looted across the country.

Senate to investigate gas explosions in Lagos

Rayyan Alhassan - October 14, 2020 0

The Senate has directed its Committees on Petroleum Downstream and Gas Resources to investigate the remote, immediate causes of recent gas explosions in Lagos-West Senatorial District.

Flood killed 36, displaced 470 in Sokoto – SEMA

Rayyan Alhassan - October 8, 2020 0

No fewer than 36 people have died while 470 others displaced from their homes following floods due to heavy rainfalls in various parts of Sokoto state from January to date.

Flood sacks over 70 communities, displaces over 50,000 persons in Kogi

Rayyan Alhassan - September 17, 2020 0

Flash floods from River Niger have submerged over 70 communities and displaced over 50,000 people displaced from their houses in different parts of Kogi State.

80,405 Sokoto households get Nigerian govt palliative – NEMA

Rayyan Alhassan - September 16, 2020 0

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has begun the distribution of 3,659.7 metric tonnes of grains to 80,405 households in Sokoto State, as part of measures to cushion the effects of COVID-19 lockdown.

Buhari pledges to support Jigawa flood victims

Maryam Hassan - September 4, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families affected by flooding in several communities in Jigawa of timely support from the Federal Government.

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