Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Zubaida Umar has reiterated the agency’s commitment towards proactive disaster management with emphasis on improving collaboration with key stakeholders across the country.
She made this disclosure during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Abuja where she received a delegation of the Simulation and Crisis Management Directorate of the Department of State Services.
She said the agency is stepping up efforts to promote risk mitigation and build community resilience through early warning systems, preparedness measures and coordinated response strategies.
“We are committed to pursuing a proactive, risk-informed approach to disaster management, emphasizing early warning dissemination, preparedness, mitigation and coordinated response to emerging threats,” she said.
The NEMA boss said that after the Nigerian Meteorological Agency released the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency released the 2026 Annual Flood Outlook, the agency took steps to lessen the effect of expected flooding during the rainy season.
She disclosed that NEMA has stepped up engagement with stakeholders, convened technical coordination platforms and started sensitisation campaigns aimed at state governments and vulnerable communities.
Umar also assured the visiting delegation that the agency was ready to strengthen collaboration in the areas of disaster preparedness, simulation planning and emergency response.
“We stand ready to continue working closely to improve coordinated emergency response across the country,” she added.
Acting Assistant Director General of the Directorate Safiya Yusuf said the visit was aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation and improving national crisis response mechanisms.
She said that the Directorate is involved in providing support before, during and after emergencies, adding that it is committed to working with NEMA to improve preparedness across the country.
The statement was posted on the official page of the National Emergency Management Agency on May 4, 2026.
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