NEMA, NCC Strengthen Partnership to Enhance Communication During Emergency

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are strengthening their partnership to leverage communication services for more effective and timely disaster management across the country.

As part of efforts to deepen collaboration between the two organisations, the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, yesterday paid a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

This information was made available in a statement by the Head of NEMA Press Unit. Manzo Ezekiel.

During the visit, Umar emphasised the importance of expanding the scope of cooperation between NEMA and NCC, particularly in enhancing emergency communication systems, promoting disaster risk reduction initiatives, and supporting the development and dissemination of early warning systems.

The Director General NEMA, commended the NCC for activating the national emergency number and called for seamless interoperability between it and NEMA’s emergency contact number. This, she said, would ensure Nigerians in distress can access timely and coordinated emergency response services.

Responding, Maida assured the commission’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with NEMA. He stressed the need to increase public awareness about the availability and proper use of emergency call numbers to better serve citizens.