The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has activated the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to enhance the coordination, collation and processing of reliable data and information on the 2026 flood situation across the country.
At a Coordination Meeting In Abuja, Director Generals Of Various Disaster Frontline Agencies Say Effective Forecasting, timely Communication And Coordinated Emergency Response Remain Critical To Protecting Lives And Livelihoods.
With threats of flood to lives, infrastructure, and agricultural production across the country, relevant government agencies are stepping up efforts to establish a more coordinated and people-centred early warning system.
At a coordination meeting in Abuja ahead of the launch of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, Directors-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Space Research and Development Agency agreed on a common strategy for tackling flood disasters through improved information sharing and coordinated action.
The meeting also outlined the responsibilities of participating agencies under the four pillars of the initiative, including disaster risk knowledge, monitoring and forecasting, warning dissemination, and emergency preparedness and response.
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Zubaida Umar, noted that more than 1.2 million Nigerians were affected by flooding in 2025, stressing that the Early Warnings for All initiative is designed to ensure that every person in Nigeria receives timely and reliable warnings before disasters strike.
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