United States government officials have received stark warnings of “catastrophic” security risks as nearly $900 million in federal funding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup remains frozen due to a partial government shutdown. The funding lapse, which entered its second week on February 14, 2026, has paralyzed safety preparations in 11 host cities, leaving local […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), yesterday intensified campaigns to prevent fire outbreak in markets, offices, homes and other public places in the nation’s capital. The Director, Forecasting Response Mitigation of FEMA, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, who led the sensitisation campaign to traders and markers at Kubwa Village Market, on how to prevent […]
By Ukpono Ukpong Man drowns in Abuja Director-General, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alhaji Idris Abbas, has strongly warned Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents to avoid flooded areas to avert danger. The warning came as the body of one Mr. Garba Joseph, a 43-year-old from Akoka-Edo of Edo State, was recovered by FEMA’s Search and […]
…Advises communities in Niger, Kwara to shun river banks Few days after some Abuja residence experienced earth tremor in areas such as Mpape, Maitama, Gwarinpa and Kubwa, the FCT National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Agency (FEMA) has expressed uncertainty over the cause. The Director-General of NEMA, Mr Idris Abass, said on Tuesday in Abuja, that […]
Few days after some Abuja residence experienced earth tremor in areas such as Mpape, Maitama, Gwarinpa and Kubwa, the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has expressed uncertainty over the cause. Mr Idris Abass, the Director-General of the agency told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, that the agency was yet to […]