The Nigeria Meteorological Agency NIMET forecast anticipates heavy to moderate rains in the FCT and states surrounding it. NIMET also forecasts river flooding coming from border states. The forecast which was issued last Friday, informed that the rainfall pattern during the period is expected to be continuous in nature with high chances of heavy rainfall […]
The FCT Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA), wants modern extricators to enhance effective and prompt emergency response. The Director General of the Agency, Alhaji Abbas Idriss made the request in an opening remark at the training organized by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA on the usage of the recently acquired modern extricators. Alhaji Idriss explained […]
The Center for Ethics and Self Evaluation( CESVO) has ranked the FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, first among SEMAs in the anti-corruption drive. The Chief Executive Officer of CESVO, Prince Salihu Musa Yakubu who conferred the Golden Award on FEMA said the Agency met the following thematics, office attendance, staff discipline and welfare, emotional intelligence […]
Two Lives Lost To Kubwa Building Collapse. As a follow up to the developing story of the collapsed building at Kubwa, a suburb in the FCT, the two trapped persons in the rubble have been rescued fatally injured. The Director General of FEMA , Alhaji Abbas Idriss announced this in Abuja. He informed that the […]
No Lives Lost To Collapsed One Story Building in Abuja. Rescue efforts are on going for the remaining two persons trapped in the rubble of a collapsed one story building in Kubwa, a suburb of the FCT.The Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency,( FEMA) Alhaji Abbas Idriss disclosed this after a briefing from […]
Early Warning: FEMA Puts Emergency Workers on High Alert. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET High Impact- Based Forecast for the 23rd, of August 2022, anticipates heavy rainfall in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday and Friday.The forecast also anticipates high chances of flash floods on roads and low lying settlements, disruption of traffic due to […]
FEMA,PLAN International to Partner on Disaster Affected Children & Girls The FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, has expressed it’s willingness to partner with PLAN International, a UK based Non- Governmental Organisation as it relates to the impact of global warming and climate change on Children and Girls.The Director General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss disclosed […]
FEMA harps on the needs for proper disposal of refuse; As part of efforts to mitigate the impact of flooding in the FCT this season, the FCT Emergency Management Agency FEMA has carried out an assessment of flood prone areas in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Territory. Leading the monitoring team, Head of Monitoring […]
Anticipated Heavy Floods, FEMA Task SDA’s on Preparations. The impact based weather forecast issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency,(Nimet), expects moderate to heavy rainfall over the FCT and Nasarawa State between the 16th to the 18th of August 2022.To mitigate the anticipated heavy floods, the FCT Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA), has put its divers, rescuers […]