Two children narrowly escaped death on Thursday morning after a residential building collapsed in Ilorin, prompting fresh safety concerns from the Kwara State Fire Service over ageing and weak structures across the state. The incident occurred at about 9:10 a.m. on Ajegunle Street, off Sabo-Line in the Isale area of Ilorin, involving a two-storey building...
Category: DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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Zulum Raises Alarm Over Two Missing Suicide Bombers After Maiduguri Blasts
Governor Babagana Zulum has disclosed that two suspected suicide bombers are still at large in Maiduguri following recent explosions that shook the Maiduguri metropolis. The governor made this known during an interview with BBC Pidgin, where he revealed that intelligence reports indicate that five suicide bombers infiltrated the city. According to him, three of the...
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NEMA CAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE DISASTERS AND HEALTH RISKS AMID RISING TEMPERATURES
Following the recent rise in daily temperatures and heatwave conditions across parts of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has cautioned on the heightened risk of fire disasters and related health challenges that may arise from the prevailing weather situation. The Agency noted that the elevated temperatures being experienced in many parts of...
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DG NEMA Seeks UBEC Partnership to Operationalise Schools at RSPIC Rehabilitation Sites
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has sought the partnership of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to support the effective operation of schools established at the Rehabilitation Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflict (RSPIC) sites across seven beneficiary states. Mrs. Zubaida Umar made the request during a courtesy...
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Gunmen Strike Again in Niger: Elderly Woman Killed as Police Station, Church Burnt in Agwara
Fresh fear has gripped Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State following an early morning attack by suspected terrorists that claimed the life of an elderly woman and left a police station and church in ruins. The attack, which residents described as coordinated and daring, reportedly occurred around 6am on Sunday when armed men stormed...
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Vice President Shettima Commissions Tudun Biri Resettlement Site, Reaffirms Federal Government’s Commitment to Sustainable Recovery, Commends NEMA
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima GCON, has commissioned the Tudun Biri Resettlement Project in Kaduna State, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to restoring dignity, stability, and livelihoods to communities affected by conflict and humanitarian crises. The project, executed under the Resettlement Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflicts (RSPIC) and implemented by the National Emergency...
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Tragic Blaze Claims Life of Ilorin Pastor During Land Clearing Exercise
Ilorin, Kwara State – A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, lost his life on Monday after a fire he set to clear undergrowth on his property quickly got out of control, the Kwara State Fire Service has confirmed. According to PFO Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, the Public Relations Officer of the Fire Service, the incident...
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Road Crash in Ogun: Anthony Joshua Hospitalised as Police Confirm Fatalities on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has been hospitalised following a road traffic accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, the police have confirmed. The incident occurred on Monday morning in the Makun area of the expressway, shortly before the Danco Filling Station and ahead of the Sagamu Interchange on the Ibadan-bound lane....
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‎*DG NEMA Activates Benin Office for Rapid Response to Edo Tanker Fire*
‎ ‎The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Tuesday activated the NEMA Benin Operations Office to promptly coordinate response efforts following a tanker fire incident along the Auchi–Jattu Road in Auchi, Edo State. ‎ ‎The incident occurred at about 8:00 pm on 17th December 2025 when a tanker reportedly...
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DG NEMA Leads Fitness Exercise, Declares Agency’s Operational Readiness for Yuletide Emergencies
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Saturday led staff of the Agency on a fitness exercise in Abuja, declaring NEMA’s full operational readiness for timely and effective response to emergencies during the Yuletide season and beyond. The exercise, which featured a route walk of about five kilometres,...