Fire service
2 Feb
The Oyo State Fire Service on Sunday said it recovered the body of a 45-year-old man from a well at First Women Estate in Akala area of Ibadan. The General Manager of the Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka,confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan. Akinyinka said personnel of the service…
1 Feb
Lagos State government has revealed that property worth N19.52 billion were lost to fire incidents, while N117.12 billion worth of property were saved from being destroyed by fire in 2024.
29 Jan
In the wake of a number of road traffic crashes that resulted in fire outbreaks in recent times, and the urgent need to bring the menace to an end, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Federal Fire Service (FFS) have entered into a historic partnership aimed at eliminating fire-related crashes on Nigerian roads.…
17 Jan
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Interior on Friday halted the Federal Fire Service (FFS) budget defence session due to discrepancies in the agency's 2025 budget proposal and 2024 budget performance. The Committee identified inconsistencies in the pricing of firefighting trucks. For instance, 10 trucks were reportedly procured at ₦1.5 billion in one case and…
14 Jan
The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Cross River Command, says it recorded no fewer than 20 fire incidents in the state in 2024. The State Commanding Officer of the Service, Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Olomola said that two deaths were recorded…
14 Jan
An early morning fire, on Tuesday, gutted a building materials plaza at Ahia-Mgbede, opposite Motor Spare Parts Market,
10 Jan
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has said it saved property worth N1.94 trillion and 30,890 lives in fire incidents and other emergencies across the country in year 2024. The FFS Controller General (CG), Abdulganiyu Jaji, said this during the FFS 2025 media briefing on Friday at the service headquarters in Abuja. Jaji, however, said that…
7 Dec
Almost one year after its recruitment into the Federal Fire Service (FFS) began, the Federal Government has finally released the list of successful candidates for the paramilitary agency. Recall that the portal for recruitment into the FFS was opened on 28th December 2023, and since then, applicants have been in suspense, awaiting the list until…
7 Dec
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Friday evening rescued a female adult from a chemical-induced inferno. According to a statement signed by the agency's director, Margaret Adeseye, on Saturday morning, the incident occurred at 291, Old Abeokuta Motor Road, opposite Vetland Secondary School, Agege, Lagos. "Following the report of the incident which was…
27 Nov
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) Kaduna State Command has urged emergency stakeholders to support efforts to safeguard lives and property during the harmattan season. Jonah Ayuba, the state Commandant, made the call during a one-day strategic meeting for Fire Prevention on Wednesday in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting aimed…
4 Oct
The Federal Capital Territory (FC T) Fire Service, said it recorded 271 incidents and saved 11 lives in the FCT from January
23 Sep
Lafia, Sept.23, 2024 (NAN) Nasarawa State House of Assembly was making efforts to reposition the State Fire Service to tackle fire outbreaks and for effective service delivery in the state. READ ALSO:Nasarawa passes mortgage foreclosure law to boost investment It has passed into a second reading of a Bill for a Law to Establish the …
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