Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday applauded Starlink for donating specialised communication equipment to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Shettima made the commendation when he received a delegation comprising the technical team from NEMA and Starlink, led by the agency’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar. He said Nigeria’s partnership with Starlink, in enhancing emergency and disaster…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is developing a National Disaster Risk Financing Framework to guarantee timely funding for prevention and preparedness against disasters. Shettima disclosed this at the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) themed “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, organised by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday in…
Senator Aishatu Dahiru-Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, has extended her heartfelt condolences to families who lost loved ones and property in the recent flood disaster that struck Yola, Adamawa State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the flood, which occurred on Sunday, claimed several lives and destroyed properties, including homes, livestock, and farmlands….
Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (RIMSON) has stressed the urgent need for intensive orientation in disaster prevention, readiness and mitigation at national and local level. The society’s President and Chairman of Governing Board, Dr Abbas Idriss, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. RIMSON’s call followed May 27 downpour in Mokwa, that…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and major stakeholders in disaster risk management have taken more significant steps to address the increasing humanitarian crises caused by natural disasters and other man-made disasters in West Africa. This was the focus of a three-day workshop to review the progress made on the Mid-term Consultation Meeting…
