Overview

The National Emergency Management Agency (Establishment, ETC.) ACT establishes the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Committees in Nigeria. The Act is divided into six parts: Part I covers the establishment of NEMA and its Governing Council, including membership composition (chaired by the Vice-President, comprising representatives from key ministries, armed forces, police, Red Cross, and voluntary organizations) and tenure provisions. Part II outlines the Agency's functions, such as disaster management, coordination of relief efforts, and policy formulation, and the Council's powers. Part III mandates the creation of State Emergency Management Committees to handle local emergencies. Part IV addresses staff appointments, including the Director-General, and pensionability. Part V details financial provisions like the Agency's fund, expenditures, gifts, contracts, borrowing, annual estimates, and reporting. Part VI includes miscellaneous provisions on requisition, premises, presidential directives, repeal of prior law (Cap. 257 L.F.N. 1990), regulation-making, interpretation, and the short title. The Act was enacted on 23rd March 1999 and aims to provide a comprehensive legal framework for emergency management across Nigeria.

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