NEMA REPORTS 1.2MILLION NIGERIANS DISPLACED BY FLOODS IN 2024.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that about 1.2million Nigerians were displaced, while 1,237 others lost their lives due to floods in 2024.
The floods, which affected over 5 million people, also damaged 1,439,296 farmlands, and injured 16,469 individuals.
NEMA's Director-General, Zubaida Umar, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Owerri during a stakeholders’ engagement on the 2025 national disaster preparedness and response campaign, where she was represented by the agency’s Head of Partnership and Collaboration, Evan Niko, stressed the need for more attention to grassroots communities to build resilience and save lives.
Umar also highlighted the agency's efforts to develop climate-related risk implications and preparedness plans to mitigate the impacts of future floods.
At the meeting, stakeholders, including government officials and traditional rulers, were urged to invest in flood mitigation infrastructure, strengthen community liaison desks, and collaborate on disaster management efforts to reduce the risks associated with flooding in high-risk areas like Imo State.
