Mustapha Habib Ahmed’s nearly three-year stint at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was characterised by significant and transformative improvements in disaster management and emergency response, leading to the elevation of NEMA to the forefront of disaster management across the…
Examining Mustapha Habib Ahmed’s scorecard at NEMA – Toni Kan
Those who are appointed at the pleasure of the President, to sensitive and critical Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are offered a unique opportunity to make a mark in the polity by impacting positively on the citizenry and populace. But…
Abuja businessman loses N120m grains after mob looted warehouse
A businessman and grain seller in the Gwagwa area of Abuja, Murtala Ibrahim, has lost about N120million after a rented warehouse where he stocked assorted grains worth N210million was attacked by a mob, who looted the facility. LEADERSHIP reports the…
Fire guts 3 storey building in Lagos
Tragedy struck in the Oniru, Lekki area of Lagos State as fire gutted a three-storey building. Channels Television’s correspondent, Dare Idowu, who was at the scene, observed that the incident occurred on Sunday morning. The immediate cause of the inferno…
Rescue worker, another die in kano GSM market collapsed building
No fewer than two persons have died in the three-storey building that collapsed on Tuesday at the Beirut GSM Market in the Kano metropolis. The Secretary of the Nigerian Red Cross Society in Kano, Musa Abdullahi, said an official of…
Death toll of Ikoyi building collapse now 38
The Death toll at Ikoyi collapsed building site has now risen to 38 as rescuers bring out two male bodies, The Nation has learnt. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) acting Southwest Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, said on Thursday afternoon. As…
NEMA receives 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya
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…
Massive pipeline leakage in Ikeja
Massive leakage of gas pipeline in Ikeja areas of Lagos State is reportedly ongoing. NEMA Acting Coordinator, Lagos State Territory, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the development on Wednesday just as he urged residents around Computer Village /Underbridge, Awolowo Way and Oba…
Pres. Buhari appoints new boss for NEMA
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new Director General for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The new appointment was conveyed via aMay 2, 2020 press release from the office of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of…
NEMA receives 193 Nigerians from Libya (Guardian)
07 December 2018 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 193 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Mr Segun Afolayan, Acting Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, South West Zone, confirmed the development to the newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Afolayan…
