Lagos market fire impacted 6,700 traders, 450 shops, others – NEMA
Jan. 22, 2024 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that about 6,700 traders, 450 shops, 30 offices and five restaurants were impacted by the fire that engulfed Mandillas…
Ibadan explosion: 15 rescued as operations continue – Red Cross
Jan. 17, 2024 No fewer than 15 people have been removed from under the rubble during the ongoing rescue operations at the scene of Tuesday’s explosion at Bodija area of…
UN appeals for $46 bln to meet humanitarian needs for nearly 300m people in 2024
December 11, 2023 The United Nations on Monday appealed for $46 billion in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in…
As cult deaths top 100, another Kenyan pastor arrested over ‘mass killings’
April 28, 2023 A Kenyan televangelist was arrested on Thursday after reports of the “mass killing of his followers”, the interior minister said, as authorities investigated scores of other deaths…
Kenyan cult leader told followers to starve themselves ahead of ‘world’s end’
April 27, 2023 The leader of a Kenyan cult told his followers the world would end on April 15 and instructed them to starve themselves to be the first to…
Gwarinpa building collapse: Twenty one rescued, 3 injured as search, rescue enter day 2
Feb. 3, 2023 The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), says the ongoing search and rescue for persons trapped in the debris of a collapsed three-storey building at 4th Avenue, Gwarimpa,…
266 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic -NEMA
December 17, 2022 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 266 stranded Nigerians from neighbouring Niger Republic. The Director-General NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed-Habib, made the…
201 Kano residents hospitalised after inhaling dangerous chemicalsÂ
June 4, 2022 Two hundred and one residents of Sharada Quarters, Kano, were on Friday reportedly hospitalised after inhaling chemicals from a cylinder dismantled by metal scrappers. The victims were…
Global progress against measles threatened amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Nov. 11, 2021 While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting, according to a…
U.N. seeks $600 million to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sept 13, 2021 The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian…