Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Monday, presented cheques worth ₦25 million each to 18 business owners affected by the recent SPAR fire incident, describing the intervention as a critical lifeline to help the victims rebuild their businesses and restore their livelihoods. Governor Otu made the presentation at...
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A fire broke out at Shafa Filling Station in Garki Area 3, Abuja, on Thursday night. Thick black smoke rose into the sky as the fire spread. When NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent arrived at the scene, officials of the Federal Fire Service were already working to put out the fire....
Greece’s firefighting efforts suffered a major setback on Sunday after two crew members aboard a firefighting helicopter were killed in a mid-air collision while tackling a wildfire near Athens. Fire department communications director Vassilis Vathrakogiannis confirmed the deaths, saying, “The pilots… were taken unconscious to hospital, where their death...
France and Spain are battling devastating wildfires that have forced about 267,000 people to flee their homes as emergency crews struggle to contain the fast-moving flames. In France, nearly 197,000 residents and tourists were evacuated from areas around Bordeaux, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez describing it as “probably” the...
Six people lost their lives while eight others were rescued after a devastating multi-vehicle crash triggered a fire outbreak near the Ibadan Toll Gate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday night. The Oyo State Fire Service said its personnel responded swiftly to the emergency after receiving a distress call...
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire & Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has commenced the first batch of the 2026 promotion exercise for officers on the ranks of Deputy Controllers/Comptrollers/Commandants and Controllers/Comptrollers/Commandants. The Secretary to the Board, Maj Gen A M Jibrin (Rtd), urged officers participating in the promotion examination to...
A devastating fire swept through Singer Market in Kano State on Sunday, destroying goods and properties estimated at over ₦5 billion, with seven traders reportedly missing. Market officials said emergency responders are still investigating the cause of the fire. See photos below:
A mysterious fire outbreak has destroyed more than 300 houses in Jibili village, Wannune, the hometown of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, leaving thousands of residents displaced and properties worth millions of naira in ruins. Residents said the unusual inferno began on...
Federal Fire Service (FFS), Gombe State Command, has successfully contained a fire incident involving a fuel tanker that caught fire while off-loading diesel at Rain Oil Filling Station, Tumfure, Gombe State. National PRO / Head, Corporate Services, Federal Fire Service, National Headquarters, DCF P.O. Abraham, disclosed this in a...
Tragedy has deepened following the inferno at the Great Nigeria Insurance building on Martin Street, Lagos Island, as three bodies have been recovered from the scene, three days after the incident. A casualty report issued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the victims comprise one...
Nigerian Navy personnel on Monday executed a swift and coordinated rescue operation to save the lives of 20 crew members onboard Motor Vessel (MV) CHIMBA EXPRESS following a fire incident along Calabar waterways. The navy in a statement on Tuesday, said the successful rescue operation commenced at about 1pm...
A fire outbreak at the Abuja headquarters of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) was swiftly brought under control on Saturday, with authorities confirming that no life was lost in the incident. The blaze, which broke out on the fourth floor of the FIRS building, triggered an immediate response...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an impartial investigation into the devastating fire at United Bank for Africa’s (UBA) Afriland Building and a series of blazes ravaging Lagos Island. This demand comes in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the NLC’s Acting President, Prince Adewale Adeyanju....
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Popular radio station in Ibadan, Fresh FM, situated near the Challenge area, was engulfed by fire on Friday evening. It was learnt that the blaze broke out at the station, owned by renowned gospel artist Yinka Ayefele, shortly after 8:00 p.m. Chairman of the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has debunked a viral video circulating on social media, particularly Facebook, showing a train coach on fire. In a statement on Sunday, NRC’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Mr. Callistus Unyimadu, clarified that the incident occurred over three years ago along the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire & Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a recruitment drive for suitably qualified Nigerians to join its paramilitary services. The Secretary of the Board, AM Jibril disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, interested...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has shown empathy to traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at Farm Centre, Kano’s largest phone market. On Sunday, Senator Jibrin visited the market and announced a donation of gadgets worth N200 million to cushion the impact of the...
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital, Lagos State, Dr Bamidele Mustapha, has saif there was no casualty in the fire outbreak that occured on Thursday in the hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fire broke out in the hospital around 3:30p.m....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member representing Dikwa, Mafa, and Konduga Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Abuna (BurBur), has sympathized with victims of the devastating fire outbreak at Wanori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Rep. Abuna in a statement issued and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following the devastated fire outbreak which has displaced hundreds of people in Wanori and Nguluri communities of Konduga local government area of Borno state, the Deputy National Chairman (DNC), North of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori has provided financial donation...