NEMA Directs High-Risk Floodplain Residents to Evacuate without Delay

NEMA directs high-risk floodplain residents to evacuate without delay

Following alerts of rising water levels upstream of the river in the Republic of Benin, the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, has directed all field offices covering communities along the River Niger to step up advocacy and mobilisation efforts. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, she specifically noted that residents in Kebbi, Niger and Kwara states, which share borders with Benin Republ…

NEMA asks residents of Kebbi, Kwara and Niger to leave flood-prone areas - Newsy People

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued an urgent warning to residents living along the River Niger in Kebbi, Niger, and Kwara states,

NEMA Asks Residents of Kebbi, Kwara, Niger to Leave Flood-Prone Areas - Thepodiummedia

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued an urgent warning to residents living along the River Niger in Kebbi, Niger, and Kwara states to move to safer areas. In a statement, Zubaida Umar, NEMA director-general, said the directive follows alerts of rising water levels in the upstream of the river in the Republic of Benin. She said the agency has activated its flood preparedness and response protocols. She also directed NEMA’s r…

FG Urges Jebba, Lokoja Communities To Relocate As River Niger Level Rises

The National Flood Early Warning Center under the Federal Ministry of Environment has urged communities on the floodplain from Jebba in Kwara State to Lokoja, in Kogi State to relocate due to rising water levels of the River Niger. In a statement signed by the Director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani on Saturday, the ministry warned of heavy rainfall likely to lead to flooding in several locations…

Federal Gov't Warns Kebbi, Niger, Kwara Residents To Leave Flood-prone Areas

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued an urgent warning to residents living along the River Niger in Kebbi, Niger, and Kwara States, advising them to move to safer areas as water levels continue to rise due to inflows from the Republic of Benin. In a statement issued to journalists on Saturday in Abuja, NEMA’s Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, said the agency has activated its flood preparedness and response protocols. Sh…

NEMA boss directs high-risk floodplain residents to evacuate without delay - NewsTmes.com.ng

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has directed all field offices covering communities along the River Niger to step up advocacy and mobilisation efforts. Umar’s directive is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to her, the directive is given following alerts of rising water levels … The post NEMA boss directs high-risk floodplain residents to evacuate without delay…