Disaster management

In Nasarawa, Sule charges stakeholders on disaster management

November 12, 2020 Mohammed Yangida 0

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, Thursday, charged stakeholders on disaster management to be fully prepared towards addressing the mirage of the environment and other related challenges in the state.Sule gave the charge during the flag-off of a two-day stakeholders collaboration workshop on effective emergency preparedness and response in Lafia.The workshop which was organised by the Nasarawa State Emergency Management Read More

Breaking: Lalong re-imposes 24-hour curfew in Jos, moment after invasion of palliatives’ warehouses

October 24, 2020 Muhammad Tanko Shittu 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has reimposed a 24-hour curfew till further notice in Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas (LGAs). The governor in statement personal signed by him said the decision to reimposed the curfew was reached after some hoodlums broke into the warehouses where palliatives delivered to the state by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Read More

Breaking: Plateau govt reacts as thugs cart away palliatives from warehouses

October 24, 2020 Muhammad Tanko Shittu 0

The Plateau state government has condemned the burglary of warehouses and subsequent looting of palliatives in Jos and Bukubu by some hoodlums, Saturday morning. The state commissioner of information and communications, Hon. Dan Majang, who spoke in a statement, said it wasn’t true that the items were hoarded by the state government. Commissioner Manjang, said, “It has become expedient for Read More

FG clears air on palliatives discovered in Lagos warehouse

October 23, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has disowned the COVID-19 palliatives discovered in a Lagos warehouse, saying the items were not from it. In a statement Thursday’s night, which was signed by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Read More

FEMA seeks residents, stakeholders’ support on disaster mitigation

October 15, 2020 Paul Okah 0

In celebration of the 2020 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR), with the theme ‘Disaster Risk Governance,’ the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has re-assured FCT residents of the  agency’s commitment to ensuring safe and disaster-free environment for all. In a statement he signed and made available to Blueprint Wednesday, Director General of FEMA, Abbas G. Idriss, said this Read More

Breaking: Minister gives conditions for N-Power beneficiaries to be paid

October 6, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has directed Batches A and B beneficiaries of the N-Power programme, who were earlier omitted from payment of their stipends, to report to their various state Focal Persons for verification and re-validation. In a statement made available to Blueprint Tuesday, which was signed by the Special Assistant on Media, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, Read More

@60: Humanitarian Affairs Minister felicitates with Buhari, Nigerians

October 1, 2020 Admin III 0

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary. Farouq thanked the President for the creation of the Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Ministry and his commitment to the poor in the society. “Mr President has restated his administration’s determination to lift one Read More

‘Diverted school feeding fund not from Humanitarian affairs ministry’

September 29, 2020 Admin III 0

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has strongly dissociated itself from reports making round that N2.72 billion meant for school feeding during lockdown was diverted to private accounts. A press statement by Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq, Monday night, revealed that the Read More

We’ll ensure over 10,000 stranded Nigerian girls in Middle East’re repatriated – FG

August 14, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The federal government on Friday reiterated its resolve to ensure the repatriation of over 10,000 Nigerian girls who are stranded in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and other Middle East countries. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, gave the assurance via a statement by her special adviser on strategic communications, Halima Oyelade. The minister, Read More

Breaking: FG reveals school feeding programme, palliatives’ distribution timelines

August 4, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has reacted to several reports of purportedly spending more than N13 billion naira on the provision of take home rations under the modified Home Grown School Feeding programme (HGSFP). In a statement made available to Blueprint Tuesday, which was signed by her Special Assistant on Strategic Communications, Halima Read More

Breaking: N-Power beneficiaries blackmailing FG, demanding N300bn grant – Official

July 24, 2020 Paul Okah 0

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, which is saddled with the responsibility of facilitating the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) has said that the federal government is being blackmailed by a group of people claiming to be N-Power beneficiaries. Some N-Power beneficiaries staged a protest at the National Assembly Thursday, demanding for payment of outstanding allowances owed Read More

N-Power recruitment portal ‘buzzing’ as over 4.48 million Nigerians apply

July 13, 2020 Admin III 0

With 16 days gone since the ongoing N-power recruitment exercise was officially opened, 4.48 million Nigerians have already applied. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, who revealed this via her twitter handle wrote, “My team and I continue to interface with stakeholders to ensure a successful transition for the @npower_ng. It has been 16 days Read More

How FG turned 109,823 N-Power beneficiaries to business owners – Minister

July 4, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has stated that at least, 109,823 beneficiaries of Batch A and B of N- Power have established businesses in their communities. In a statement made available to Blueprint Saturday, which was signed by the Special Assistant to the minister on Strategic Communications, Halima Oyelade, while addressing participants during Read More

N-Power Batch C enrollment begins Friday

June 24, 2020 Ahmid Lawal 0

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Tuesday announced the commencement of enrolment for a new batch of N-Power beneficiaries. A statement by the deputy director in the ministry, Rhoda Iliya, said Batch C would commence Friday, June 26, 2020. The N-Power programme was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 under the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) with the Read More

Breaking: FG announces Batch C N-Power enrollment plans

June 19, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has announced the commencement of enrollment for a new batch of N-Power beneficiaries effective July 26, 2020.  In a statement made available to Blueprint Friday, which was signed by the Deputy Director, Information, Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, Read More

Npower News: FG gives fresh update on ’employment’ of N-Power beneficiaries

June 7, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has labelled as “fake news” trending stories (..Npower news on permanency) being shared on social media about the employment of N-Power beneficiaries into the Federal Civil Service (FCS) by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement signed by the Deputy Director Information, Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, and made available to Blueprint in Abuja Saturday, Read More

FG distributes palliatives to PLWDS in FCT

May 9, 2020 Paul Okah 0

In order to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government, through the  Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has flagged off the distribution of relief items to Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDS) in Karamajiji, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The items donated to 1,000 individuals (from 460 households) include: one bag of rice, 5kg bag of sugar, Read More

COVID-19: FG hands over palliatives to FCT minister

April 22, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has handed over palliatives to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Mohammed Musa Bello, for onward distribution to the vulnerable and the poorest of the poor in the FCT. The palliatives include ten trucks of rice, 2 trucks of vegetable oil and grains from Read More

Breaking: FG begins payment of N-Power beneficiaries

April 14, 2020 Paul Okah 0

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has said that the 500,000-strong N-Power enrollees throughout the country should expect to receive bank credit alerts for outstanding payments of their monthly entitlement from today, Tuesday, April 14, 2020.  In a statement signed by special assistant on media to the minister, Salisu Na’inna Dambatta, and made available to Read More

Your conditions for palliatives stringent, NASS tells FG

April 7, 2020 Taiye Odewale 0

The leadership of the National Assembly Tuesday faulted the handling of the federal government’s Social Investment Programme (SIP), and therefore called for an enabling legislation in line with global best practices.  Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila expressed their reservations at a meeting with Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq Read More

COVID-19: INEC releases 100 vehicles for contact tracing, surveillance

April 3, 2020 Emeka Nze 0

The Independent  National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has released 100 pick up vans from its fleet to be deployed for contact tracing, surveillance/laboratory and infection prevention/control in six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the first instance. According to the commission in a statement on Friday by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Read More