The Federal Fire Service (FFS), on Friday appointed music icon Tuface Idibia as National Fire Safety Ambassador as it closed the 2025 National Fire Safety Week in Abuja with a renewed call for Nigerians to drop the “Not My Portion” mindset and embrace practical fire prevention habits. In his address, the Controller General, Federal Fire […]
The FCT Federal Fire Service has stepped up efforts to reduce dry season fire outbreaks by training traders in the Kugbo Timber market on practical safety measures. The exercise, carried out by the Fire Inspection, Investigation and Enforcement unit, followed a fresh assessment of the market’s high-risk environment. The unit head, Chief Superintendent of Fire […]
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service, have moved to deepen collaboration with a renewed focus on training, capacity building, and inter-agency support. During a courtesy visit to the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Samuel Adeyemi Olumode, in Abuja, both agencies agreed that strengthening institutional ties is […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG The Federal Government has revealed plans to expand the National Fire Academy Sheda, in Abuja, the training arm of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), into a world class facility that would see it retain foreign exchange by way of cutting down on foreign trainings while also providing training to personnel of other […]
By Ukpono Ukpong As parts of measures ensure prompt combat to prevail fire outbreaks, the Federal Fire Service has disclosed plans to set up a fire detection platform. This was disclosed during the flag off a one-week digital fire detection training for men of the Service The training was organised in conjunction with Hoist Life […]
…as FG directs NSCDC to provide armed cover for firefighters By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Fire Service has been charged to go beyond firefighting to disaster forecasting and prevention. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the charge yesterday in Abuja, while commissioning 15 Ford Built Rapid Response Vehicles and six Firefighting trucks. He also […]
By Adagher Tersoo Nigeria’s Federal Fire Service can now boast of prompt response to any fire incident in any part of the nation. Since his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari in March 2019 as Comptroller-General of the Service, Liman Ibrahim has consistently been expanding the scope of operations of the organization, acquiring new state-of-the-art equipment […]
Philip Clement, Abuja The Federal Fire Service have not been able to pay it’s officers’ salary for the past two months, Daily Times has learnt. The federal government agency saddled with the responsibility of responding to incidents of fire outbreaks and other natural disasters last paid it’s personnel in August. The Service has its personnel […]
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) says it has successfully extinguished the fire that broke out on Wednesday at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). READ ALSO: President Cyril punishes minister for violating rulesThe Spokesperson of the agency, Ugo Huan, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, […]
Ahead of Saturday’s elections, the Federal Fire Service, Friday said, it will deploy 420 fire-fighters in four states of the federation in its bid to ensure safety during the polls. According to the Public Relations Officer of the agency, Mr Collins Elechi, the personnel will be deployed to strategic places in four states where […]