Zubaida Umar
Zubaida Umar is the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Nigeria. She emphasized the urgent need for enhanced emergency preparedness at the grassroots level in light of anticipated flood disasters during a recent campaign aimed at increasing community awareness and preparedness for flooding.
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Mrs Zubaida Umar is the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency.
Shettima Leads FG Delegation After Kano Market Fire
Nigeria· 2026-02-16
Mrs. Zubaida Umar is the Director General of NEMA who directed the agency’s Minna Operations Office to intensify search and rescue operations.
Niger Boat Accident Death Toll Rises to 30Nigeria· 2025-09-06
Zubaida Umar is the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency in Nigeria.
Kano Floods: NEMA Tests Emergency ResponseNigeria· 2025-07-06The Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said the training for stakeholders was to define their roles and responsibilities in mitigating risks and effective response during emergencies.
Anambra Flood Disaster: NEMA Training & SimulationNigeria· 2025-06-21
Zubaida Umar is the Director General of NEMA who highlighted the partnership with JICA for disaster management.
Nigeria Disaster Relief: NEMA, JICA Strengthen PartnershipNigeria· 2025-06-20
Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, visited the flood site shortly after the incident to activate rescue teams.
Deadly Stench from Corpses Haunts SurvivorsNigeria· 2025-06-11
The DG NEMA, Zubaida Umar, made the disclosure during the agency’s Stakeholders’ Engagement on the 2025 National Preparedness and Response Campaign on the menace.
NEMA unveils early warning campaign against floods in KanoNigeria· 2025-06-05
Zubaida Umar is the Director-General of NEMA who reported at the flood site within 24 hours of the incident.
NEMA Deploys Teams to 15 High-Risk StatesNigeria· 2025-06-04
The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said officials of the agency were on the ground coordinating the search and rescue operations.
Over 100 dead, 75 buried, 100 missingNigeria· 2025-05-31
Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General of NEMA, coordinated the ongoing search and rescue operation.
Death toll rises to 100 – OfficialNigeria· 2025-05-30
Mrs Zubaida Umar, the Director General of NEMA, emphasized the importance of community participation in disaster management.
NEMA deploys teams to states, urges state-level readinessNigeria· 2025-05-15
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, represented by Dr. Onimode Bandele, assured of the agency’s readiness to deliver relief materials to communities affected by floods.
Tinubu's administration committed to tackling flooding, desertification – SGFNigeria· 2025-05-13
Zubaida Umar is the Director General of NEMA who has urged all NEMA offices nationwide to promote awareness on the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction.
NEMA intensifies flood sensitisation in Enugu South LGNigeria· 2025-04-19
Zubaida Umar is the Director General of NEMA who emphasised the urgent need for emergency preparedness.
FG rolls out flood preparedness campaign in 30 high-risk statesNigeria· 2025-04-14
