Tag: National Emergency Management Agency
Yuletide: NEMA warns against reckless driving, launches Operation Eagle Eye
The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday launched “Operation Eagle Eye” with a warning to motorists against reckless driving during Christmas and New Year...
I regret deceiving my father to raise N.8m for Libyan trip...
The National Emergency Management Agency said on Thursday that it had received another 175 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,...
Flash flood hits Lagos communities
I undreds of residents were yesterday afternoon sacked from their homes and vehicles nearly submerged after flash floods affected Ekoro, Ajisebiara-Mecca, Akowonjo, Oko Oba...
Lagos Building Collapse: US-Based Property Agent, Bob-Oseni Under Rubble, Was Returning...
Wale Bob-Oseni, a US-based real estate dealer, is among the victims of the building collapse which happened in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday, reports have...
Ikoyi building collapse: Death toll rises to 36
The death toll in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has increased to...
Ikoyi building: RCCG pastor, 22 artisans stuck in rubble
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ola Ogunfuwa and 22 of his workers are among those stuck in the rubble of...
Ikoyi building: My 18-year-old son a victim, father cries out
Father to one of the alleged victims of the 21-storey building that collapsed at Ikoyi, Abel Godwin, has stated that he travelled from Abuja...
NEMA receives 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday said it had received 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The Acting...
Sanwo-Olu suspends LASBCA GM over collapsed Ikoyi building
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) Gbolahan Oki.
The Governor vowed to find out...
Ikoyi building collapse: FG sympathises with Lagos, mobilises rescue operations
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has directed the mobilisation of immediate emergency response towards rescue...
FG neglects Benue IDPs, funds only northeast – Group laments
By Chijioke Kingsley
The Federal Government that pledged to support over 1.5 million Internally Displaced Person (IDPs), scattered all over Benue State, has failed in...
3 confirmed dead in Lagos gas tanker explosion
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...
“Appreciate Buhari When He Arrives” – Gov Zulum Tells Residents Ahead...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged residents to be hospitable and show appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit on Thursday.
In his...
Insecurity: Reps decry killings, kidnappings in Oyo, Adamawa
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, decried the spate of killings and kidnappings in Oyo and Adamawa states communities.
A member, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, moved a...
Ramadan: Tinubu’s Campaign Rice Flood Maiduguri As Lagos Speaker Shares 10,000...
Daily Post reports that the Borno State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt Hon Abdulkarim Lawan and thousands of Internally Displaced Persons...
Floods: NEMA maps vulnerable communities for emergency response
The National Emergency Management Agency has commenced the mapping of communities that are vulnerable to the impending devastating floods expected this year.
Director-General, NEMA, Muhammadu...
Ebonyi killings: FG promises justice for victims
The Federal Government has pledged to ensure justice for victims of the recent attacks on three communities of Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi,...
President Buhari Asks Senate To Confirm Shaba As DG NASRDA
The Nigerian Senate has been asked by President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the appointment of Dr Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the new Director-General of...
Abuja plane crash: Residents recount near-death experience
The tranquility that characterises Nassau Village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was on Sunday disturbed when a jet belonging to the Nigerian Air...
Impact assessment shows 44 injured in Thursday’s Lagos explosion — NEMA
By Solomon Asowata
Lagos - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said that its impact assessment of Thursday’s explosion of a gas tanker...