The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) successfully organized a two-day strategic workshop aimed at developing its 2025 Operational Plan. The workshop took place from the 10th to 11th of June, 2025, in Abuja, and brought together key stakeholders from across the emergency management ecosystem.The primary objective of the workshop was to evaluate current operational capacities, identify emerging challenges, and align priorities for the year ahead in line with NEMA’s mandate to coordinate effective disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery across the country. Participants included senior management staff, heads of operations offices, zonal coordinators, and technical experts from relevant government agencies and humanitarian partners.During the sessions, participants reviewed the performance of the 2024 plan, analyzed data from past emergency interventions, and engaged in group discussions to outline strategies for improving coordination, logistics, early warning systems, and community-based disaster risk reduction.The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, in her opening remarks, emphasized the importance of strategic planning in ensuring timely and efficient emergency response. She reiterated the agency’s commitment to enhancing national resilience through proactive planning and multi-agency collaboration.At the end of the workshop, a draft 2025 Operational Plan was produced, incorporating inputs from all stakeholders. The plan is expected to serve as a roadmap for NEMA’s operations in the coming year, with a focus on building institutional capacity, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring rapid and inclusive response to disasters across Nigeria.
