NEMA directs high-risk floodplain residents to evacuate without delay Story by Jessica Mbamah  The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has directed all field offices covering communities along the River Niger to step up advocacy and mobilisation efforts. Umar’s directive is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to her, the directive is given following alerts of rising water levels in the upstream of the river in the Republic of Benin. “Residents in Kebbi, Niger, and Kwara states, which share borders with Benin Republic, are particularly at risk and...