The federal government has announced the expansion of the National Fire Academy Sheda, in Abuja, the training arm of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), saying it would on May 28 begin the groundbreaking of several projects at the academy.
The event which is part of activities to mark first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu, aims to expand the academy 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 countries.
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said this Thursday in Abuja, after inspecting some ongoing projects at the academy.
According to him, some of the projects that would be flagged off include a Clinic, Worship Centres, Props Centre, Sports Arena, Lecture Halls, Hostels and others.
He said: “What we are about to do here is arguably the best and most sophisticated fire academy in West Africa and by the grace of God on May 28, we will be having the groundbreaking and we have a completion period of just one year.
“We are being lots of projects here and we are erecting a modern fire academy that can be compared to the best you can get anywhere in the world. Fire Service is not just a profession of choice, it is a mandatory profession that we must encourage in our society the first priority of government is to secure lives and property and own of the nuggets threat is fire. So, Fire Service is not even just about fire but about rescue too, being first responders in cases of emergencies and we believe that the potentials for the sector are really massive and they have rarely been tapped. So, the next one year, we are poised towards making sure that we bring your the best out of the profession. We want to create an academy where we won’t just be able to meet our local training demands but to also export trainings and make this a facility of pride to Nigeria as a country.
“A lot of affiliations and collaborations with local and international agencies have already been worked out and in the few months, we will be here so that you can come and see what we are doing”.
Chairman, Kwali Area Council, Hon. Danladi Chiya who was at the event with traditional heads, said the council has decided to cede more land to the Fire Academy for the expansion project.
