Tag: Says NEMA

Maiduguri Flood Receding, Normalcy Beginning To Return, Says NEMA

Abibat Babalola

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the widely reported flooding in Maiduguri, Borno State is beginning to recede, and normalcy is returning to the metropolis. Director General, NEMA, Zubaida Umar revealed this in a statement on Thursday, while giving an update on the current situation in the worst flooding occurrence in the history of Nigeria. She said, “Though our work is far from being done and our round-the-clock emergency response, monitoring, and assessment continues, it’s important to provide some updates. “First is the relieving observation that the…

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Plateau Building Collapse An Avoidable Tragedy, Says NEMA

Abibat Babalola

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the loss of lives in the school that collapsed in Plateau State on Friday, saying the tragedy was avoidable. NEMA Director General, Zubaida Umar, who visited the school two days after the incident, stated that engaging professionals in buildings will save the disaster that led to the loss of lives at the secondary school. She also said: “I decided to come myself because it is such a huge and avoidable loss. It is something that could have been totally avoidable. “It is…

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