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Buhari Orders Support to Kogi, 11 Other Flood-Affected States

President Muhammadu Buhari has authorized the dispatch of special teams to deliver urgently needed assistance to 12 states most ravaged by the seasonal rains. In a...

Vacate Your Houses, NEMA Tells Residents in Flood Prone Communities in Kogi

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has advised people living in flood prone areas in Kogi to get ready to vacate their houses anytime from now. The agency’s...

Tawari Attack: NEMA Delivers Relief Materials to 3,000 Displaced Persons in Kogi

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has delivered relief materials to no fewer than 3,000 displaced persons in Tawari community, Kogi state. This was...

Flood: NEMA Distributes Fertilizer to 16,059 Farmers in Kogi

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Kehinde Oloruntoba has flagged off distribution of fertilisers to farmers that lost their farmlands to the 2018 flood in Kogi State....

Brace Up for Flooding, Emergency Experts Warn Kogi Govt

In view of the possibility of flooding in some states in the federation, stakeholders in emergency management have called on the Kogi state government to begin...

Three Buildings Collapse as Flood Ravage Parts of Lokoja

Three buildings have collapsed as flood ravaged parts of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Sanusi Yahaya, while confirming this in Lokoja...

NEMA Commences Distribution of Seedlings to Kogi Farmers

The National Emergency Management Agency has commenced the distribution of agro-chemicals, seedlings and other farming inputs to farmers in Kogi. The Director-General of...

Kogi Lacks Equipment, Skills, Funds to Tackle Flood Disaster – Stakeholders

Stakeholders in emergency and disaster management said that Kogi State lack the human resources, skills, finance and equipment to effectively and adequately manage flood...

NEMA, Kogi Govt to Build Emergency Centre for Accident Victims

The Kogi State Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) towards ensuring the early completion of the...

NEMA Demands Funds, Equipment, Personnel for Swift Response to Disasters

The Managing Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Dr Mustapha Maihaja has charged stakeholders to make available  adequate funds and ...