In a statement released by the Lagos Operations Office of NEMA via X, the returnees arrived at the Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, aboard an ASKY Airlines flight with registration number CAS-AC.

“The breakdown of the returnees includes 105 adults (63 males and 42 females), 45 children (25 males and 20 females), and 3 infants (all females),” the statement read.

“Upon arrival, officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) conducted biometric registration and documentation to ensure accurate profiling and facilitate their smooth reintegration into the country,” it added.

NEMA said the returnees were provided with immediate humanitarian assistance, including food and potable water, medical care, ambulance services, and counselling support.

It said, “In line with the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring the safe, dignified, and humane return of citizens, the returnees were provided with immediate humanitarian assistance, including food and potable water, medical care and ambulance services, luggage handling and logistics support, as well as general coordination and counselling services.”

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The agency added that the operation was jointly coordinated with IOM, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons.

The latest development comes a few days after NEMA said it received 150 Nigerian returnees from Agadez, Niger Republic.

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“So far, four persons have been rescued and are in stable condition,” NEMA stated.

Rescue efforts continued through the night, with emergency personnel from NEMA, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and other response units working tirelessly at the scene.

“There is speculation that two more individuals may still be trapped beneath the debris,” the agency added, noting that the exact number of people still unaccounted for remains unclear. Eyewitnesses provided reports, with some suggesting five or six individuals were inside the building at the time of the collapse.

Rescued victims, all adult males, have been taken to nearby hospitals and are reportedly in stable condition.

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Authorities have cordoned off the site to facilitate safe and uninterrupted rescue operations. Responders have vowed to continue the search until all possible survivors are accounted for.

According to data from the Lagos State Government and civil society organizations, dozens of building collapse incidents are recorded each year, often resulting in fatalities, injuries, and displacement.

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The agency disclosed this in a post on its X handle, noting that the collapsed building was under contrustion.

“While eyewitness accounts vary, with some saying six people were trapped and others reporting five, emergency responders have so far rescued four adult males alive and taken them to the hospital for treatment.

“Teams from the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and other responders quickly mobilised to the scene and commenced search and rescue operations,” the agency said.

NEMA noted that the exact number of people still trapped remains unconfirmed, but efforts are ongoing to locate and evacuate survivors.

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Building collapses are, unfortunately, frequent in Lagos and other Nigerian cities, often linked to poor construction practices, substandard materials, and weak regulatory enforcement.

Meanwhile, authorities in Lagos have repeatedly warned developers against unsafe practices, and several buildings have previously been sealed for non-compliance.

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NEMA revealed this in its data dashboard on Friday.

The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 States.

According to the agency, children and women were mostly affected.

It said, “53,314 children , 36,573 women, 24,600 men, 5,304 elderly, 1,863 disabled persons have so far been affected by this year flood.”

The states with the highest number of affected persons are Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno and Kaduna States.

Meanwhile, the 19 states affected are; Abia, FCT, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers and Sokoto States.

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According to NEMA’s Kano Operations Office, the tragic incident happened on Sunday, July 27, 2025, around 7 p.m., when a boat carrying 17 passengers, mostly young girls, capsized mid-journey while travelling from Digawa Village in Jahun LGA to Zangon Maje Village in Taura LGA.

According to the statement , “Upon the arrival of the NEMA team at the scene, it was confirmed that eight individuals were rescued alive by local divers, while nine others were unfortunately confirmed dead.

“NEMA, in collaboration with the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, JSEMA, the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, and local government officials, sensitised the community on the importance of adhering to safety protocols while travelling by water.”

As part of the response efforts, NIWA also donated life jackets to the community.

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He said the agency received a distress alert that a three-story uncompleted building had collapsed at Abedi Sabon Gari, Kano.

The Coordinator also added that the incident occurred at about 6:42 p.m. on Sunday following a prolonged and heavy downpour.

“On receiving the information, we immediately mobilised a Search and Rescue ,SAR, response team to the scene in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders,” he said.

Abdullahi noted that eyewitnesses confirmed that several occupants were in the building at the time of the collapse, with many trapped beneath the rubble.

The NEMA Coordinator further added that two fatalities had been confirmed, while six injured persons had been rescued.

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This is contained in a statement signed by its Director General, Saleh Yuguda, which explained that the incident resulted in multiple casualties, many of whom required immediate blood transfusions.

Yuguda stated that hospitals and emergency response teams are working tirelessly to save lives, but an adequate blood supply is crucial to their efforts.

According to the National Emergency Management Agency, the incident involved a Compressed Natural Gas truck that lost control and crashed into another truck along AYA-Karu expressway on Wednesday at about 7pm.

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NEMA said six fatalities were recorded, and 18 vehicles were burnt, but the number of injured victims is yet to be determined.

It added that the injured victims were taken to the National Hospital, State House Clinic, Karu General Hospital, and Customs Clinic, Karu, for medical attention.

NMeanwhile, NBSA has urged all eligible donors to visit designated blood donation centers and hospitals across the FCT to make voluntary blood donations, stressing that their generosity can make the difference between life and death for those in critical condition.

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Betara, a member of the All Progressives Congress, donated to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State during an on-the-spot assessment of the disaster in Maiduguri on Thursday.

While expressing grief over the death and displacement of thousands of Maiduguri residents, the lawmaker lauded the prompt intervention of Zulum towards cushioning the effects of the tragedy.

Betara, who chairs the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, expressed solidarity with the victims of the flood and assured that necessary intervention would be provided through relevant institutions to ensure their rehabilitation.

Ahead of the resumption of the National Assembly from its annual vacation; Betara pledged to bring to the knowledge of the House the impact the flood left on the people.

Speaking on the current trend of flooding across the country, NEMA’s Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, Zubaida Umar, indicated that 29 States and 172 Local Government Areas have been impacted by flooding, affecting 1,048,312 people, displaced 625,239 and have led to the death of 259 lives.

She said this occurrence is not in total deviation from the predictions as contained in this year’s annual flood outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency which informed that in July to September 2024, 33 States and 135 LGAs are within flood high-risk areas, while the period between October and November has 19 States and 44 LGAs.

According to multiple reports, 37 persons have been confirmed dead with over 400,000 others displaced owing to the heavy downpour that caused the collapse of the Alau Dam.

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