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Disaster:NEMA distributes relief materials to 300 victims in Kano
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to 300 victims of fire, flood and farm flood disaster in Kano state.
The Director General NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed-Habib, made the disclosure at the Flagg off distribution of relief materials to 2021 disaster victims in Kano on Tuesday.
Ahmed-Habib,represented by Mr Nuhu Alhassan, the Director Relief and Rehabilitation said that the materials were relief to alleviate their sufferings.
“the beneficiaries include 300 disaster victims of fire,flood and farm flood across the 24 Local Government Area of Kano.
He said that the items included cement, roofing sheets, vegetable oil, zink nail,bags of rice, bags of beans, bags of maize, Maggi cube, tin tomato paste and salt.
In his remark, the Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje said that the state government is always concern with the plights of its citizens and is ready to do everything possible to protect and uplift the status of its people.
Ganduje represented by Deputy Governor, Dr Nasiru Gawuna,commended the Federal Government and Director General NEMA for his special concern in the affairs of Kano state and also commended SEMA and entire staff of the Agency for the selfless service they have been rendering to the people of the state.
“There is no amount of relief materials that could be given to you that will assuage the pain of losing a love one, especially if he is the breadwinner.”
Ganduje called on the general public to always listen to advice’s and warnings issued by relevant authorities on how to avert and curtail disaster as well as environmental management.
He urged the beneficiaries to make proper and judicious use of the items given to them.
Also speaking, the Executive Secretary Kano State Emergency and Rehabilitation Agency(SEMA), Dr Saleh Jili, said it has recorded 457 cases of fire incidents and property worth N733.8 million were destroyed in 2021.
“Out of 457 victims of fire disaster,12 were dead while 139 were injured.
“3,337 victims were affected by flood out of which 27 lost their lives, 21 injured and 341 farmlands were washed away.
“Each of the victims will be giving two bundles of roofing sheet,two bags of cement,one packet of zin nail,two 10kg bags of rice,two 10kg bags of beans.
“Others include one 10kg bag of maize,one carton of Maggi cube,two tins of tomato paste,one Jerrycan of vegetable oil and two sachets of salts”
He commended Gov Ganduje, Federal Government and Director General NEMA for their support to SEMA.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Abubakar Baba,expressed joy,commended NEMA and the Federal Government for the gesture and promised to use it judiciously.
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Stampede at Catholic Church in Maitama Claims Ten Lives During Food Distribution
Ten people have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly individuals.
The unfortunate incident, which occurred around 6:30 am, resulted in the loss of ten lives, including four children, and left eight others injured with varying degrees of severity. Four of the injured have been treated and discharged, while the remaining victims are still receiving medical attention.
The FCT Police Command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the tragedy, extended condolences to the families of the deceased, and wished the injured a swift recovery.
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Port-Harcourt Refinery Fully Operational- Says NNPC
The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has been drawn to reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down.
We wish to clarify that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational as verified a few days ago by former Group Managing Directors of NNPC.
Preparation for the day’s loading operation is currently ongoing.
Members of the public are advised to discountenance such reports as they are the figments of the imagination of those who want to create artificial scarcity and rip-off Nigerians.
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Port Harcourt Refinery Halts Production Less Than a Month After Resumption
Less than a month after the porthacourt appeared to have resumed production, the facility has stopped working.
It was gathered that the lifting of petrol actually stopped last Friday, December 13, as the 18-arm loading bay of the new Port Harcourt refinery was empty.
While about 18 trucks littered the stretch of the busy road leading to the refinery itself, nine trucks were spotted inside the parking yard, while the loading bay was empty.
Journalists who visited the refinery on Thursday, December 19, 2024, observed that the lifting of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) had stopped completely.
The depot, which is usually a beehive of activities where tankers scramble for space at the parking yard, was a shadow of itself with literally no vehicular or human activity relating to operations.
This was after $1.5bn was approved in March 2021 and spent on the rehabilitation of the facility.
The inauguration of the 60,000 barrel per day production capacity plant by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, was met with celebration and fanfare.
During the re-opening of the facility, there was lifting of petrol to the excitement of the cheering crowd.
However, less than 10 trucks of petrol were lifted that day as against widespread claims that about 200 trucks carried petrol out of the bay.
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