Nigeria, June 18 -- In an effort to strengthen grassroots disaster preparedness and response, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), through its Port Harcourt Operations Office, organized a comprehensive one-day training session for members of the NYSC Emergency Management Vanguards (EMVs) serving in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The capacity-building initiative was tailored to equip corps members with vital theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of disaster management, emergency response, and community safety. The training aligns with NEMA's broader strategy to decentralize emergency preparedness by empowering young people under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to serve as frontline respond...