Properties worth N3.19tn have been lost to various fire incidents nationwide between 2015 and 2022. This includes N46.1bn lost to fires in 2022. However, N25.32tn worth of properties was salvaged within that period. The Minister of Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola,…
Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital was in the early hours of Saturday gutted by fire. The market is one of the major markets in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the fire…
The Nasarawa State Fire Service says it recorded 155 fire incidents in 2020. Alhaji Dalhatu Dogara, the state’s Chief Fire Officer, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday. Dogara said that the service received 172 distress calls during the period…
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has expressed concern over recurring fire incidents in markets across the country. The President of the association, Alhaji Jamilu Abbas, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday described the situation as…
