Federal Fire Service saves 2,106 lives, protects N934.7bn assets in 2025
The Federal Fire Service says it saved 2,106 lives and protected property worth about N934.70 billion from various fire incidents across Nigeria in 2025. The figures were released in Abuja by Deputy Controller General Ijeoma Achi Okidi, who oversees Policy, Planning, Research and Statistics. According to the report, the Service attended to 1,866 fire incidents during the year, in which 114 people died, while 198 civilians and five firefighters sustained injuries. The total estimated property loss for 2025 was put at N74.75 billion, representing about 7.41 per cent of the total value at risk. The Service said this means it successfully protected roughly 92.59 per cent of assets threatened by fire. The overall fatality rate was 61.09 deaths per 1,000 fire incidents. Private residences recorded the highest number of cases with 693 fire outbreaks, followed by 444 incidents in public […]
