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  • Fire Service Decorates Newly Promoted Officers, Pushes Faster Emergency Response

    Fire Service Decorates Newly Promoted Officers, Pushes Faster Emergency Response

    Figures cited by The Guardian indicate fire service leadership urged newly promoted officers to respond swiftly to emergencies during a decoration ceremony for newly elevated personnel.

    The message aligns with broader calls to strengthen emergency readiness in cities facing frequent market, residential, and industrial fires.

    Promotion events are symbolic, but impact is measured in response times, functioning equipment, and improved dispatch systems.

    BusinessDay also reported the service “decorates 2,620 newly promoted senior officers,” while the Federal Fire Service’s public updates have referenced property-loss prevention at “₦500,000,000” scale.

    Echotitbits take: Watch funding and equipment delivery—training without trucks, water access, and dispatch modernization won’t change outcomes.

    Source: BusinessDay — https://businessday.ng/news/article/fire-service-decorates-2620-newly-promoted-officers-reaffirms-commitment-to-safety/ January 10, 2026

    BusinessDay 2026-01-10

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  • Fidelity Bank Boosts Lagos Fire Response With Equipment Donation

    Fidelity Bank Boosts Lagos Fire Response With Equipment Donation

    Photo Credit: Vanguard
    2025-12-25 10:25:00

    Figures cited by Vanguard show Fidelity Bank donated fire-fighting equipment to the Federal Fire Service, Lagos Command (Zone J), as part of its corporate social responsibility support for emergency response capacity.

    The report says the donation was received by officials led by the Controller of the Fire Service in Lagos Command, with items aimed at strengthening operational readiness.

    In separate coverage, The Guardian reported that Fidelity’s support included essential firefighting and preventive equipment such as hoses and gasoline water pumps, describing it as part of its Fidelity Helping Hands Program.

    The Guardian also quoted a bank executive explaining the rationale, saying the donation reflects the bank’s dedication to strengthening emergency response and public safety within communities it serves.

    Echotitbits take: CSR donations help, but Lagos’ recurring fire incidents suggest a systemic equipment and infrastructure gap. Watch for whether this sparks a broader public-private coalition that standardises equipment support, training, and maintenance—rather than one-off headline gestures.

    Source: Vanguard — December 19, 2025 (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/12/fidelity-bank-donates-equipment-to-fire-service/)

    Vanguard 2025-12-19

  • Fire guts Office of the Accountant General of the Federation – watch video!

    Fire guts Office of the Accountant General of the Federation – watch video!

    The Treasury House building which has the Accountant General of the Federation’s (AGF) office was on fire this morning, Wednesday 8, 2020.

    The source of the fire remains unknown for now but workers in the complex as at the time the fire broke out said it started at about 10:25am from the fourth floor where the office of the Assistant Director, Capital is located.

    In a video circulating online, an unidentified man was heard lamenting that “the Treasury House is on fire and the Nigerian government can’t do anything about it.

    The man added that “oh my goodness our national resources is going”.

    By the time men of the Federal Fire Service arrived, the fire had spread to the building which houses the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

    In a tweet posted at exactly 11:56am, the Federal Fire Service stated that “the fire at the Accountant General’s Office has been extinguished.