By Our Correspondent Lagos, Oct. 11, ’25 (TNZ) Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to excellence, empathy, and accountability in humanitarian service delivery. TheNewsZenith reports that Umar gave this affirmation as the agency marked the 2025 Customer Service Week on Friday. The 2025 Customer Service Week (CSW) […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, April 19, ’25 (TNZ) Lagos, April 19, ’25 (TNZ) The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has rescued five persons from under the rubble of a building that collapsed in Lagos on Saturday. TheNewsZenith gathered that many are still trapped under the building, which collapsed at about 7.58 a.m. […]
By Our Correspondent The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has joined other sympathisers in commiserating with the government and the people of Borno state over the recent flood disaster. TheNewsZenith reports that a four-member team of the Umman led by its President, Alhaji Rasoaki Oladejo visited the state last Friday and donated N50 […]
At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, ravage northern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. In Sherpur, one of the hardest-hit northern districts, the water levels of major rivers have surged, submerging new areas and displacing thousands of families. Local authorities […]
From Our Correspondent No fewer than six houses and 15 cars were trapped in the flood following heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday in in Awka, Anambra State. TheNewsZenith reports that Arinze close, near the Awka Township Stadium, is worst wreaked by the flood. Residents of the area, who spoke with TheNewsZenith said […]
Two people died, and 14 are missing after a flood swept away a bus in Morocco’s southern Tata province on Friday, state news agency, MAP reported on Saturday. Emergency responders rescued 13 people from the bus, caught in flooding. The flooding was followed by intense thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, according to local government officials. A […]
ADVERTISEMENT From Our Correspondent The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated 50 tonnes of relief materials to the Nigerian Government to support internally displaced persons affected by the flood disaster in parts of the country. TheNewsZenith reports that the humanitarian materials arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday afternoon. Ministry of Foreign […]
By Our correspondent The Society for Planet and Prosperity, an environmental NGO, has called for urgent climate action and support for the victims of the devastating flood disaster in Borno State. TheNewsZenith reports that Ugochukwu Uzuegbu, Communications Officer for SPP, made the call in a statement, on Monday in Lagos. Uzuegbu stated that SPP commiserated […]
From Khabab Abdulfatah The Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) has called on Muslims across the country to use the occasion of Eid-ul Mawlid (the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad) as an opportunity to commiserate with flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State. Kamaldeen Akintunde, Secretary-General of the OMC issued the the statement and emailed […]
From our Correspondent No fewer than 1,048,312 Nigerians have been ravaged by flooding since April, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). TheNewsZenith reports that the Director-General of the agency, Mrs Zubaida Umar, announced the figures at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF), on Thursday, in Abuja. According to Umar, 259 people died in […]