Lagos saved N118.32bn, lost N19.72bn to fire incidents in 2025

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, revealed that exigency effect operations carried retired crossed the authorities successful 2025 helped prevention properties valued astatine N118.32 cardinal from occurrence incidents, portion assets estimated astatine N19.72 cardinal were destroyed by assorted occurrence outbreaks wrong the aforesaid period.

The disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held astatine the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre successful Alausa, Ikeja.

Oyerinde, portion presenting the show study of agencies nether the ministry, stated that the figures demonstrated the expanding effectiveness of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and different exigency agencies successful tackling occurrence disasters and reducing economical losses.

According to him, the full worth of properties preserved during exigency operations exceeded the estimated losses by much than sixfold, resulting successful a nett extortion worth of astir N98.60 billion.

He explained that March 2025 recorded the highest worth of properties saved astatine N12.60 billion, portion August had the lowest fig astatine N6.78 billion, which helium linked to less exigency incidents during the highest of the rainy season.

The commissioner added that March als...