No fewer than 113 stranded Nigerians in the Niger Republic were on Monday, received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)into the country. According to a press statement by the Lagos Territorial Office coordinator of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, the returnees were flown into the country by the International Organisation for Migration in a voluntary capacity…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the country will experience flood this year. The agency, although said the level of the flood and locations to be affected is yet to be ascertained, it stressed that only early preparation would mitigate the likely impact. Last year, the country witnessed a flood, which led to the…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 542 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mr Manzo Ezekiel, Head, Press Unit, NEMA, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He disclosed that the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on board Max Air Charted flight at 4:29 a.m….
The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday confirmed receiving 174 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. The Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists. Farinloye said the stranded returnees arrived Nigeria from Libya around 3.35pm, adding that 23 persons…
An illegal dump site where petroleum products are produced located within a mechanic village at the Mile 2 area of Lagos exploded Tuesday killing two persons. The site which is co-located with the Nigerian Army Signal Barracks, Mile 2, plays host to all kinds of illegal activities. OGP now operational in 23 states – Minister…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the flooding that occurred in Lagos State last weekend claimed seven lives. South West coordinator of the agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. The affected communities were Oke Isagun, Agbado Oke, Oko LCDA, all in Alimosho LGA. “The rainfall of Friday, 8th July…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday received 98 Nigerians stranded in Agadez, Niger Republic. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, said this while receiving the returnees in Kano. Anambra confirms 1 case of monkeypox Man arrested for burning maid’s buttocks with hot iron in Imo Abdullahi said that the returnees…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), have confirmed that five persons have been rescued alive from the building which collapsed in the Onike area of Lagos on Saturday while four dead bodies were recovered. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told newsmen in the early hours of Sunday that…
No fewer than nine persons were killed, on Tuesday, as gas explosion rocked the Sabon Gari area of Kano. Earlier according to the police report, it was confirmed that four persons died. The initial report said the explosion took place in a primary school in the area, Kano State government said the explosion, which affected…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Habib, represented by the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Monday began the distribution of yam seedlings to 1,754 farmers in different parts of Lagos State. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, South-West Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, announced this development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the distribution exercise at the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, Oko-Oba, Agege. Farinloye said…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received 159 Nigerians stranded from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Alhaji Habib Mustapha, Director-General of NEMA, represented by the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised motorists plying Idimu-Isheri road in Lagos to exercise utmost caution around the corridor due to the high tension cable that fell on the road. NEMA’s acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, gave the advice in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. The News…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for proactive measures to prevent natural and human-made disasters. This was contained in a statement signed by Zainab Sa’idu, NEMA Operations Office head, to commemorate the 2021 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) in Minna on Thursday. It was an offshoot of the seven global targets…
Civil Society Organizations in Kwara State, on Saturday, dismissed as untrue reports of participating in the distribution of palliatives from Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). “Our attention has been called to a lot of misinformation among the members of the public believing that we took part in the distribution of…
