The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has responded to the recent flood incidents that devastated some communities across the country and commenced the conduct of assessment of the impacts with the various States Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) to provide timely and appropriate support to the affected persons. The timely response by NEMA to the flood...
Category: DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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NIGERIA, US FORTIFY BILATERAL RELATIONS EXPLORES ECONOMIC COLLABORATION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS*
Jeffrey Adaralegbe, Nigeria Today, U.S. Ambassador R ichard Mills was received in the office of Mr. Wale Edun, the Honorable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations and open up new opportunities for economic growth and socio-economic development in the nation. The purpose of the meeting...
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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF ABDULLAHI SULEIMAN ANGO AS MANDATE SECRETARY FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Suleiman Ango as the Mandate Secretary for the newly established Youth Development Secretariat within the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). This strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in the administration’s ongoing efforts to prioritize youth development and empowerment in the Federal Capital Territory. The...
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EndBadGovernance: NHRC Condemns Killing of Teenager by Soldier
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is deeply disturbed by the alleged killing of a 16 years old teenager, Isma’il Muhammad by a soldier, during the 24 hours curfew imposed to curtail the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu OFR SAN while reacting to the incident...
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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS SUBSTANTIVE HEADS UNDER HUMAN ITARIAN AFFAIRS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY
To facilitate the needed relief to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven qualified Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. (1) Dr. Badamasi Lawal — Chief Executive Officer, National...
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Hardship: Muslim women NGO commences rice distribution targeting 20,000 poor, vulnerable in Northern Nigeria
*I’ve not eating properly for long – A widow shared experience By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Malama Mariya Nasir El-Ladan, the National President of the Initiative for Muslim Women of Nigeria (IMWON), has announced that her organization has started distributing rice to thousands of residents in Kaduna. This initiative aims to ease the hardship caused by...
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EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: NHRC Condemns Molestation of Journalists by the Police*
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) strongly condemns the molestation of journalists by the Nigerian Police at Eagle Square during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. According to the Executive Secretary (ES) of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu OFR SAN, the act is a clear violation of their fundamental human rights and a blatant attempt to suppress the...
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Kwara Police Warn Against Unauthorized Protests
The Kwara State Police Command has issued a stern warning to residents, advising against participation in unauthorized protests, including the planned #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstration. DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer, highlighted that recent protests in states such as Niger, Borno, Kano, and Yobe have led to violent clashes, resulting in significant loss of life...
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DG NEMA meets operational directors over flood*
* The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has convened a pivotal meeting of management and zonal directors to strengthen flood response and operational readiness of the Agency to disasters in the country. The meeting which was held in Abuja also reviewed the status of flood situation in the country and...
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Kubwa Building Collapse: Four Rescued as Operation Ends*
The search and rescue at the site of the two storey building that collapsed this morning in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja has been called off after four persons trapped under the rubbles were rescued. The rescue operation ended at about 4pm after emergency workers cleared the fallen rubbles to ground zero...