It wasn’t your typical school day at LEA Primary School, Durumi, when NEMA Director General Zubaida Umar showed up with a different kind of lesson: how to stay safe when disaster strikes.
Umar visited the school on Thursday, April 30, ditching the boardroom for the classroom as part of NEMA’s push to bring disaster risk reduction down to the grassroots. The goal: catch them young.
Speaking to pupils in an interactive session, she broke down basic safety habits for fire outbreaks, flooding, and unsafe play areas. No jargon, just practical steps kids can use at home and in school.
“Be safety conscious. Stay alert to dangers around you. Tell your teachers, parents, or any adult if you see something risky,” Umar told the pupils.
She stressed that disaster risk reduction isn’t just for emergency crews. “It’s a shared duty that begins with awareness, preparedness, and responsible behaviour at the community level,” she said. “Teaching children early is key to building safer, more resilient communities.”
The session turned lively during Q&A, with pupils asking questions and getting straight answers on what disasters are and how they can help keep their homes and schools safe.
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The Durumi visit is part of NEMA’s wider plan to take safety education beyond government offices and into schools, homes, and street corners across Nigeria.
For NEMA, national resilience starts with a child who knows not to play near open flames or clogged drains.
The statement by Manzo Ezekiel, Head, Press Unit, announced the development.
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