Tag: National Emergency Management Agency

Rainfall: NEMA warns of flooding in 121 LGAs

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…Says plane crashes, collapse of bridges likely The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) has issued an early warning alert on likely floods in several local government areas in Nigeria. The Director-General of NEMA, Ahmed Habib disclosed this in Abuja yesterday, at the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, (NIHSA). The prediction, according to the agency, is due to the volume of rainfall witnessed in some parts of the country and how the runways are constructed. The agency also said the above-normal rainfall could lead to…

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Flood forecasting: NEMA provides automatic weather observatories to Hydrological agency

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By Umar Kaltungo The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) has provided three automatic Weather Observation Stations to enhance the operations of the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). Speaking in Abuja at the unveiling of the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook, (AFO), by the NHSA, NEMA’s Director-General, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd) said the weather stations are at various stages of installations are located in Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti and Federal University, Kashere, in Gombe State. According to AVM Muhammed, “NEMA values collaboration with our partners and are ready…

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