Abubakar Kende, secretary general of the Red Cross, received the equipment in Abuja on Friday.
“More distributions are scheduled in the coming days to reach additional communities affected by the floods,” Red Cross said.
Mr Abdullahi reiterated NEMA’s commitment to fulfilling its mandate by engaging critical stakeholders in disaster response.
The ICRC official said the 24,000 cases in Nigeria likely only represent a fraction of the total number of missing people in Nigeria.
She called for more collaboration among stakeholders in sensitising Nigerians to take proactive measures against flooding.
Of the 1,003 returnees received between April and December 2022, 665 were male adults, 113 female adults and 225 children.
Mr Abdullahi urged Nigerians to avoid endangering their lives by travelling to seek greener pastures in other countries.
The fire destroyed about 100 shelters, while dozens of households were displaced.
