The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified Bauchi, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Jigawa as the states most severely impacted by the ongoing flooding in Nigeria, as the country continues to experience heavy rainfall. In its latest report, NEMA disclosed that these four states have the highest number of individuals affected by the floods. Other states […]
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NEMA Provides Relief to Gusau, Sokoto Market Fire Victims with Food Distribution
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided relief assistance to the victims of recent market fires in Gusau and Sokoto, distributing assorted food items as part of the federal government’s effort to support those affected. According to a statement by Aliyu Shehu-Kafindangi, head of NEMA’s Sokoto operations office, the relief distribution took place on […]
Flood Displaces Over 10,000 Households Across 10 LGs in Zamfara – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that 10,000 households have been displaced due to a flood that caused extensive damage in 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Zamfara State last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, NEMA reported that the details emerged after an assessment of the affected areas by its team, […]
NEMA Conducts Assessment Of Gusau Central Market Fire Incident
NEMA’s Sokoto Operations Office recently carried out a comprehensive on-the-spot assessment of the devastating fire incident that occurred at Gusau Central Market in Zamfara last week. The fire wreaked havoc by engulfing more than 150 shops, resulting in the destruction of properties amounting to millions of naira. During the assessment exercise, NEMA officers collaborated closely […]
NEMA Distributes Relief Materials To Zamfara Fire Victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday in Gusau distributed food and non-food items to fire disaster victims and vulnerable persons in Zamfara. NEMA’s Head of Sokoto Zonal Office, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi distributed the relief materials to the victims. Kafindangi said that the donation was to reduce the impact of the disasters on the […]
160 Women Claiming To Be Nigerians In Sudan Without Passports To Fly Back – FG
The Federal Government says 160 women claiming to be Nigerians in Sudan have no passports to fly back to the country. The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed stated this in Abuja on Sunday while briefing the press on the progress made so far in the evacuation of Nigerians from […]
Evacuation Of Nigerians From Sudan Begins Tuesday – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said it will commence the evacuation of stranded Nigerians from Sudan on Tuesday. The agency said the evacuation will be done via road from Khartoum to Cairo in Egypt. It also added that plans have been made to evacuate about 2,650 to 2,800 people first including students, embassy […]
Ganduje Lauds NEMA For Its Support In The Area Of Disaster Management
Kano State Governor Dr.Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has commended the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for complementing the efforts of his government through donation of relief materials to some victims of disasters. According to him….The State Government made a special request to the federal government through NEMA for relief materials in order to complement its efforts […]