Tag: NEMA
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80-year-old woman dies in Oyingbo building collapse
Oyingbo building collapse has claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman and displaced seven families on Thursday. The Territorial Coordinator, the National Emergency Management Agency
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NEMA raises alarm, lists 9 States to experience massive flood
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect floods in nine States as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam.
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No casualty at Lagos collapsed 3-storey building — NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency on Saturday confirmed that there was no casualty in the three-Storey building that collapsed at Ikpoh Street, Surulere, Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, confirmed the incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The building came down at about 10.00 p.m. on Friday night at No.…
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Heavy downpour submerges homes, streets in Lagos
A heavy downpour on Saturday has wreaked havoc across various parts of Lagos state, with several homes and cars submerged and properties worth millions of naira destroyed. Areas particularly affected include Agege, Ajegunle, Egbeda, Ikotun, Ojo and Orile, where floodwaters covered most drainage channels and surged through streets, highways and residences. A viral video showed…
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Downpour: Tragedy as flood sweeps motorcycle rider into Lagos canal
Tragedy struck in the Ile-Epo area of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos on Saturday as a motorcycle rider was swept into a canal by flood resulting from a morning downpour,
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NEMA raises alarm, lists 13 States to experience flood this week
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 13 States and 50 communities, mainly up North, are likely to witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding between September 13 and 17.
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Lagdo dam: Remain calm, NEMA urges Nigerians as NISHA reveals 8.97m water flow level
In preparation for possible flood disasters this year, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged citizens to be calm, this is despite the 8.97 metres flow level as revealed by the Nigerian Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA). According to NEMA, compared to the 2022 flow level which was pegged at 8.80 meters, the level this…
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Lagdo Dam: NEMA lists States likely to be flooded
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra states are likely to be flooded, following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, who disclosed
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LAGDO dam: We’re working with stakeholders to reduce impact – NEMA
…says Delta, Edo, Rivers, Taraba others should be on the lookout The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has allayed the fears of Nigerians over the release of the excess water from Lagdo dam, which is located on River Benue in the Republic of Cameroon. The Agency in a statement by its press unit, signed by…
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Massive flooding looms in Nigeria as Cameroon set to open Lagdo Dam
Authorities at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been alerted to a possible flooding along the River Benue basin in a few days due to the imminent release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.