* The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has convened a pivotal meeting of management and zonal directors to strengthen flood response and operational readiness of the Agency to disasters in the country. The meeting which was held in Abuja also reviewed the status of flood situation in the country and...
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FG Urged to Enforce Supreme Court Judgment on Local Government Autonomy
Taiwo Ogunniyi The Federal Government has been called upon to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy, a move seen as crucial to revitalizing local councils across Nigeria. Titus Ashaolu SAN, former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Kwara State, made this appeal while speaking with journalists in Ilorin. He emphasized that...
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Kubwa Building Collapse: Four Rescued as Operation Ends*
The search and rescue at the site of the two storey building that collapsed this morning in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja has been called off after four persons trapped under the rubbles were rescued. The rescue operation ended at about 4pm after emergency workers cleared the fallen rubbles to ground zero...
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FLOOD: NEMA ACTIVATES OPERATIONAL OFFICES NATIONWIDE TO SUPPORT STATES, CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS*
In furtherance of its proactive flood risk management, the Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has activated all Zonal, Territorial and Operation offices of the Agency nationwide to work with the States Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) within their area of responsibilities to carry out rescue operations and conduct assessment of the...
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NEMA DG deliver FG food commodities to vulnerable Nigerians in Federal Capital Territory (FCT)*
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered 1009 Metric tonnes of assorted grains to the Federal Capital Administration from the 42,000 Metric tonnes approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for distribution to vulnerable Nigerians across the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory. Director General NEMA Mrs Zubaida Umar who presented the grains to Minister...
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FG Urges States, LGAs, and Citizens to Collaborate Against Rising Flood Risks Nationwide.
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has called upon all 36 States, the Federal Capital Territory, and 774 Local Government Areas across Nigeria and the citizens to take immediate action in combating escalating flood incidents exacerbated by recent heavy rainfall. Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof....
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CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA PERFORMS GROUNDBREAKING FOR COURT OF APPEAL COMPLEX, ABUJA DIVISION
…AS FCT MINISTER HANDS OVER C of O TO APPEAL COURT PRESIDENT The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukoyade Ariwoola has conveyed the gratitude of the judiciary to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike over their support for the Nigerian judiciary Justice Ariwoola made the expression during the ground...
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Antigraft Agency Decries $88.6billion Lost to Illicit Financial Flows Annually in Africa
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has disclosed that a whopping $88.6billion is lost to illicit financial flows in Africa annually. He stated this in Tunis, Tunisia on Thursday, June 27, 2024 while delivering a keynote address at the Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and Taxation. Speaking on the...
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EFCC Arrests Fake State House Staff for N22m Employment Scam
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, have arrested a syndicate of fake State House Staff in Abuja for alleged criminal conspiracy, false representation and employment scam. The suspects were arrested separately following investigation on petitions by various victims who were promised jobs as “Directors General” at the Ministry of Communication, Nigerian National...
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OHCSF INAUGURATES SAFETY, HEALTH AND HAZARD CONTROL COMMITTEE
The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has inaugurated a 12-member Committee for the promotion of the health and well-being of its staff. The inauguration was carried out by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, who was represented by the Director...