Tag: #LagosEmergency

  • NEMA DEPLOYS TECH TEAM TO LAGOS ISLAND FIRE SITE

    NEMA DEPLOYS TECH TEAM TO LAGOS ISLAND FIRE SITE

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) deployed a high-powered technical team from Abuja to the Great Nigeria Insurance House fire on Lagos Island Wednesday, bolstering multi-agency response at the 22-storey building. NEMA DG Mrs Zubaida Umar approved the move to enhance coordination and rescue/recovery. Led by Director of Search and Rescue Air Commodore Usman Bature,…

  • LASEMA REASSURES LAGOS RESIDENTS AFTER EBUTE META BUILDING COLLAPSE

    LASEMA REASSURES LAGOS RESIDENTS AFTER EBUTE META BUILDING COLLAPSE

    Urgent rescue efforts underway, strict building code enforcement promised to prevent future tragedies. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, assured residents of ongoing rescue operations and thorough investigations following the Ebute Meta building collapse. Six people have been rescued alive, four recovered dead. LASEMA urges public cooperation with regulations and calls…

  • DEATH TOLL RISES TO FOUR IN LAGOS YABA BUILDING COLLAPSE

    DEATH TOLL RISES TO FOUR IN LAGOS YABA BUILDING COLLAPSE

    Rescue ongoing as tragedy strikes a three-storey building in Yaba, Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that four people have died in the collapse of a three-storey building on Borno Street, Yaba. Four others were rescued, with search and rescue efforts continuing. Emergency teams including LASEMA and Lagos fire services remain on site…