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Newspaper Headlines: NEMA deploys teams to 15-high risk states as FG warns of severe flooding

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 4, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on flooding alert in states and the insecurity in Benue dominate the frontpages.

The Punch reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has deployed its officials in 15 high-risk states to further enlighten residents on the impending floods and the need to relocate from flood-prone areas.
Daily Trust reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) said there are no automatic tickets for members of the national assembly. The newspaper says some parents who have children in primary schools managed by the federal capital territory (FCT), which are currently closed due to teachers’ strike, are now searching for affordable private schools in their localities.
The Guardian reports that President Bola Tinubu’s job approval rating in the country has been on the upward swing in the last few months, according to the latest approval rating from the NOI Polls. The newspaper says charges for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) transactions will now be deducted directly from customers’ airtime instead of their bank accounts, with telecoms operators faulting the arrangement.
THISDAY reports that Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff (COAS), has temporarily relocated to Makurdi, the Benue state capital, due to the incessant killing of innocent villagers by herders and militia groups. Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers, said he will not respond to recent remarks from Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT, because they are not on the same level.
The Nation reports that the presidency has asked critics to bring up alternative policies to contrast what the Tinubu-led administration has done. The newspaper says Siminalayi Fubara, suspended governor of Rivers, has visited Tinubu in Lagos amid speculation that the emergency rule might be lifted soon.
Vanguard reports that the federal government has raised the alarm that 30 states and FCT are currently at risk of flooding. The newspaper says soldiers and police officers have taken over Abraka community in Delta state after residents protested incessant kidnappings.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the federal government has attributed the flood in Mokwa town in Niger state to extreme weather conditions occasioned by climate change, unregulated buildings, construction activities, and poor drainage infrastructure. The newspaper says the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) said policy inconsistency and currency woes must be tackled to achieve the federal government’s proposed $1 trillion economy.

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