The leadership of the House of Representatives has given the controller-general (CG) of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Jaji Abdulganiyu, 24 hours to appear in person and explain the events around Friday’s fire truck accident, which claimed three lives and injured others in Abuja. The minority whip, Ali Isah, issued the ultimatum on Tuesday after the management members of the …

The officers and men of the Enugu State and the Federal Fire Services on Saturday extinguished inferno at a section of the Modern Timber Market in the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire, which cause cannot be ascertained, started at about 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Director of the Enugu State Fire Service, Mr …

The Federal Government has announced that the next stage of recruitment exercise into the Federal Fire Service (FFS) under the Ministry of Interior would begin in August. Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, announced this in a statement yesterday. He said: “The Board will begin the next stage of the recruitment exercise in …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is billed to perform the groundbreaking of several projects at the National Fire Academy, Sheda in Abuja, the training arm of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) on 28 May. This was disclosed yesterday by the minister of interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in Abuja, after inspecting some ongoing expansion projects at the Fire Service Academy. The minister …

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, directed the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.48 billion within a week to the Federation Account, being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 health epidemic but which it cannot account for. The Bamidele Salam-led committee issued the directive on Wednesday following the failure of …

To combat large-scale fire disasters, the Federal Fire Service (FFS) will deploy aircraft for effective performance, FFS’ Controller-General Abdulganiyu Jaji said yesterday. He also said 13 metropolitan fire stations will be established. He said the expansion of fire service was meant to reduce the risk of fire-related incidents. He said President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving a legacy of a rejuvenated …