The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had received 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told the News…
1 dies, 3 trapped as another building collapses in Lagos
Three persons have been reportedly trapped while one has been confirmed dead in a fresh building collapse on Monday night in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Two other persons were rescued from the collapsed two-storey building by residents of the…
Buhari approves Ahmed Mustapha Habib as NEMA DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Mustapha Habib as Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The Presidency made this know in a statement on Monday evening, saying the former DG would join the newly launched…
Before the 2nd wave: Humanitarian ministry and Nigeria’s COVID-19 response – Dapo Bruce
As the year draws to a close with ministries and MDAs auditing past performance and defending their 2021 draft budgets it has become expedient to look at how effective the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was…
10 escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos
No fewer than 10 passengers escaped death on Tuesday evening when their boat capsized on Lagos Waterways, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Acting Coordinator in Lagos State, who made this known in a…
Understanding the synergy between Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and NEMA – Michael Jimoh
Trawling through twitter, this writer came across a tweet – HM @sadiya_farouq on an official visit to @nemanigeria. The DG updated the Hon. Minister @sadiya_farouq and the perm sec Jalal Arabi on the activities, interventions and responses of @nemanigeria with…
*Lagos Assembly crisis: Aggrieved lawmakers link feud with Pension Bill for Speaker (Punch) *Lagos explosion not caused by oil pipeline vandalism – NEMA (Guardian)
Lagos Assembly crisis: Aggrieved lawmakers link feud with Pension Bill for Speaker (Punch) Some aggrieved members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have alleged that the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, removed some principal officers of the body because they…
Lagos explosion destroys over 50 houses, says NEMA chief
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says over 50 buildings were destroyed in the explosion that rocked Abule Ado, near the Trade Fair Complex on the Lagos-Badagry highway. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA,…
2,000 affected by Onitsha fire, says NEMA official (Guardian)
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that at least 2,000 traders suffered huge losses in the fuel tanker fire that destroyed major parts of the Ochanja Market in Onitsha. The South-East Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Fred Anusim, disclosed…