NEMA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:09:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png NEMA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 NEMA Reveals Over 1 Million Nigerians Affected by 2024 Floods, Warns of Impending Floods in Kebbi https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-reveals-over-1-million-nigerians-affected-by-2024-floods-warns-of-impending-floods-in-kebbi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-reveals-over-1-million-nigerians-affected-by-2024-floods-warns-of-impending-floods-in-kebbi/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=389533 The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Dr Hajiya Zubaida Umar, has disclosed that 1,061,254 Nigerians have been affected by floods across the country this year. Of these, 634,035 individuals have been displaced, while 94,741 houses have been submerged. Dr Umar, represented by Dr Daniel Obot, NEMA’s Director of Disaster Risk Reduction, made [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-reveals-over-1-million-nigerians-affected-by-2024-floods-warns-of-impending-floods-in-kebbi/feed/ 0 President Tinubu Expresses Deep Concern Over Flood Devastation https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-expresses-deep-concern-over-flood-devastation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-expresses-deep-concern-over-flood-devastation/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388065 On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu expressed his profound grief over the extensive damage caused by recent floods affecting communities and farmlands throughout Nigeria. The floods have led to significant losses, including the destruction of thousands of hectares of agricultural land, numerous fatalities, and the displacement of many residents, according to recent data from the National [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-expresses-deep-concern-over-flood-devastation/feed/ 0 Shehu Sani Warns of Impending Revolution Following NEMA Warehouse Looting https://www.theinfostride.com/shehu-sani-warns-of-impending-revolution-following-nema-warehouse-looting/ https://www.theinfostride.com/shehu-sani-warns-of-impending-revolution-following-nema-warehouse-looting/#respond Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:00:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=372246 Former lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani, has raised concerns over the alleged looting of a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA) by some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Sani described the incident as a dangerous symptom of an impending revolution. The looting of the NEMA warehouse, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/shehu-sani-warns-of-impending-revolution-following-nema-warehouse-looting/feed/ 0 PDP Berates APC For Justifying Looting Of N15 Trillion https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-berates-apc-for-justifying-looting-of-n15-trillion/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-berates-apc-for-justifying-looting-of-n15-trillion/#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287658 The Peoples Democratic Party has beratesd the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership over its despicable attempt to cover APC leaders who siphoned and frittered over N15 trillion from the national coffers, instead of advising President Muhammadu Buhari to go after them and recover the looted funds. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-berates-apc-for-justifying-looting-of-n15-trillion/feed/ 0 Nigerians Must Know That Flood Is A Natural Disaster – NEMA https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-must-know-that-flood-is-a-natural-disaster-nema/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-must-know-that-flood-is-a-natural-disaster-nema/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2020 02:29:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=263706 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begged Ekiti residents to obey environmental laws in the state so as to prevent the flood predicted in several Nigerian states. Mr. Olusegun Afolayan, the NEMA Head of Operations, in charge of Ondo and Ekiti revealed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-must-know-that-flood-is-a-natural-disaster-nema/feed/ 0 More Than 109 LGAs In Nigeria Might Experience Massive Flooding – NEMA https://www.theinfostride.com/more-than-109-lgas-in-nigeria-might-experience-massive-flooding-nema/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:48:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=259225 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has come out to say that 102 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 28 states in Nigeria currently fall within highly probable flood risk areas in 2020. AVM Muhammadu Mohammed, the Director-General of NEMA revealed this at a recent news conference on the agency’s plan for the ‘2020 Flood Preparedness, [...]

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]]> Nnewi Gas Explosion: NEMA Reports 8 Dead, 6 Persons Injured In The Inferno https://www.theinfostride.com/nnewi-gas-explosion-nema-reports-8-dead-6-persons-injured-in-the-inferno/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 14:00:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115550 National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) along with the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Akabuike have conducted an assessment of the gas explosion that occurred on Thursday December 24, 2015 at the Intercorp Oil Ltd in Nnewi, Anambra State. The report from the NEMA Publicity Department on Friday December 25, 2015 indicated that 8 persons [...]

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]]> Anambra Gas Explosion: FG To Provide Medical Items For Victims https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-gas-explosion-fg-to-provide-medical-items-for-victims/ Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:59:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115483 The South-East Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr James Eze, today said the Federal Government would provide medical items to aid the speedy recovery of victims of the Nnewi gas explosion. He said this after visiting victims of the explosion at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu [...]

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]]> Over 410 Births and 187 Marriages Were Recorded At Borno and Adamawa States’ IDP Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/over-410-births-and-187-marriages-were-recorded-at-borno-and-adamawa-states-idp-camps/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110025 The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi stated when members of ‘Bring Back Our Girls Group’ (BBOG) paid him a courtesy call in his office that over 410 births were recorded between August and September, 2015 and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno and [...]

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]]> NEMA Donates Drugs To Hospitals To Treat Victims Of Kano Bomb Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-donates-drugs-to-hospitals-to-treat-victims-of-kano-bomb-attack/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:50:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107890 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday, gave drugs and consumables to three hospitals for the treatment of victims of Wednesday’s bomb attack in Kano. They are the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Muqtada Mohammed Specialist Hospital and Muhammad Abdullahi Waseca Hospital. Director-General of NEMA, Dr Sani Sidi, said the gesture was in line [...]

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]]> NEMA Receives Nigerian Refugees From War-torn Central African Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-receives-nigerian-refugees-from-war-torn-central-african-republic/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 20:17:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101926 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 197 Nigerians who escaped from the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) in Yola, Adamawa State. The Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, Air Commander Charles Otegbade, welcomed the returnees, yesterday, at the Yola International Airport. Public Relations Officer of NEMA, Mr. Manzo Ezekiel, confirmed to Thisday that [...]

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]]> NEMA To Evacuate Over 2,000 Household In Zamfara State | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/flood-nema-to-evacuate-over-2000-household-in-zamfara-news/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:30:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/flood-nema-to-evacuate-over-2000-household-in-zamfara-news/ The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday expressed its readiness to forcibly evacuate over 2,000 household in Gangare, Zamfara, to avoid casualty in case of flood. The NEMA’s Coordinator in charge of Sokoto Operations Office, Mr. Thickman Tanimu, made the disclosure in Gusau in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. He explained [...]

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]]> Lagdo Dam Water Flow: NEMA warns State Governments, Communities along River Benue to beware | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/lagdo-dam-water-flow-nema-warns-state-governments-communities-along-river-benue-to-beware-nigeria/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:25:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/lagdo-dam-water-flow-nema-warns-state-governments-communities-along-river-benue-to-beware-nigeria/ ABUJA (NEMA Report) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted the state governments and communities along River Benue of possible flood following information from Cameroonian authorities to release excess water from Lagdo Dam. The Director – General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi in his statement over the issue said that the Cameroonian authorities [...]

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]]> Jos Twin Bomb Update: 32 Dead, 47 Others Injured – NEMA https://www.theinfostride.com/jos-twin-bomb-update-32-dead-47-others-injured-nema/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:15:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/jos-twin-bomb-update-32-dead-47-others-injured-nema/ The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed that 32 people died in Thursday’s twin bomb blasts that rocked Terminus area of Jos city, Plateau State. The NEMA Information Officer for North-central geopolitical zone, Audu Yohanna, in a press release on Friday, also said 47 others were injured and are presently receiving medical attention in [...]

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]]> FG Distributes More Relief Items To Displaced Persons In Chibok https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-distributes-more-relief-items-to-displaced-persons-in-chibok/ Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:15:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/fg-distributes-more-relief-items-to-displaced-persons-in-chibok/ The Federal Government on Monday gave additional relief items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Chibok, Borno, to further cushion the hardship in the area. Alhaji Muhammed Kanar, the North-East Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said in Yola, Adamawa that the items were given in compliance to the directive from the presidency. He [...]

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]]> NEMA donates ambulance to Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-donates-ambulance-to-nigerian-security-and-civil-defense-corps/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:02:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/nema-donates-ambulance-to-nigerian-security-and-civil-defense-corps/ Abuja (NEMA Report) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented a mobile intensive care ambulance to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) to support the activities of the organization on disaster management in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.   While presenting the ambulance at the NSCDC Headquarters in Abuja on April [...]

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]]> Three Million People Displaced By Insurgency In 3 Months – NEMA https://www.theinfostride.com/three-million-people-displaced-by-insurgency-in-3-months-nema/ Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:36:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30839 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said that three million people were displaced by insurgency in the North-East between January and March. . NEMA Director-General Mohammad Sani Sidi made this known at the 7th National Humanitarian Coordination meeting organised by NEMA for donor agencies in the country in Abuja. . Sani-Sidi said NEMA [...]

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]]> NEMA Pleads With Nigerians To Use Social Media For Disaster Prevention https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-pleads-with-nigerians-to-use-social-media-for-disaster-prevention/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:00:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22975 Mr Tom Obey, the Information Communication Technology consultant of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has urged Nigerians to embrace the use of social media platforms to prevent disasters in the country. . Obey said this during the Social Media Week programme held in Lagos. . In his presentation titled `NEMA and Social Media: How to [...]

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]]> Nigeria market attack displaced 2,000 people from their homes https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-market-attack-displaced-2000-people-from-their-homes/ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:20:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=15952 More than 2,000 people were forced from their homes after a market attack in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram militants that killed at least 52, a relief agency said Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the region said…

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]]> NEMA Rescues Three From A ‘Turned Upside Down Boat’ In Lagos State https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-rescues-three-from-a-turned-upside-down-boat-in-lagos-state/ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:32:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13297 3 individuals have been rescued from a boat which capsized at Ogogoro village, Boulos, Navy Town, Apapa, Lagos, on Friday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said. . This information is contained in a statement issued by NEMA in Lagos. . It stated that the three persons included a child, a woman and the boat [...]

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]]> NEMA cautions on fire outbreak https://www.theinfostride.com/nema-cautions-on-fire-outbreak/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:25:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/nema-cautions-on-fire-outbreak/ The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Rivers State has recently in Port Harcourt urged members of the public to be safety conscious to avoid fire outbreak. The NEMA Zonal Coordinator for South-South, Emenike Umesi made this call in an interview with newsmen in his office, stressing that members of the public should be careful [...]

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