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NEMA wants disaster management in varsity, poly curricular

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for the introduction of Disaster Management as an undergraduate course in the country’s universities and polytechnics. NEMA Head of...

Michael Simire - March 9, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

The desert locust storm – Nnimmo Bassey

Pictures of swarms of locusts, crawling, flying, mating and stripping greenery in the East and Horn of Africa region appear like something out of a horror...

Michael Simire - February 13, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

States urged to employ preventive measures against flooding

Environment experts on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 advised state governments to put up measures to forestall negative impact of flooding ahead of the rainy seasons. The environmentalists...

Michael Simire - February 13, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

NEMA expresses preparedness to tackle 2020 predicted floods

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has assured Nigerians of its readiness to effectively tackle the 2020 floods predicted for the country. Mr Mustapha Maihaja, its Director-General,...

admin - January 28, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Akpabio inaugurates N1.69b erosion control project in Akwa Ibom

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday, January 19, 2020 inaugurated erosion control project at Ibiaku and Nduetong Oku communities in Uruan...

admin - January 19, 2020

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Rwanda on high alert as swarm of locusts invades regional countries

Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Geraldine Mukeshimana, says the country is on high alert to tackle the possible invasion of locusts that have infested...

admin - January 19, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Mitigating devastating effects of flooding via Annual Flood Outlook

In recent years, increased flooding has resulted in the spread of diseases, loss of lives and property, with low-lying and coastal areas being the most affected. The...

admin - January 14, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Agency debunks reports of earth tremor in parts of FCT

The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency has called on the public to disregard reports in some quarters that there was an earth tremor in some...

admin - January 12, 2020

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