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THE Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has flagged off the Oil and Gas Search, Rescue and Surveillance, SeRAS, Command and Control Centre, targeted at improving safety and operational efficiency in the petroleum industry.
Director, DPR, Mr. Sarki Auwalu, who flagged off the programme in Lagos, Monday, disclosed that it was being implemented in collaboration with Omni-Blu Aviation Services Limited, in order to increase safety and revenue generation.
He noted that the Search, Rescue and Surveillance were critical to operations in the industry, and added that this necessitated the establishment of the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre, NOGEC, which was inaugurated recently by President Muhammadu Buhari.
BRT In Flames As Passengers Scamper For Safety
Farinloye said the bus was en route to TBS Terminal, Lagos Island, when the incident occurred around 11 am.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 15, 2021
A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus conveying 45 persons suddenly caught fire on Monday morning close to Anthony Bus Stop, Lagos, as passengers scampered for safety.
The Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos.
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Farinloye said the bus was en route to TBS Terminal, Lagos Island, when the incident occurred around 11 am.
According to him, the bus involved in the incident was drafted to assist in conveying the passengers after the one which took off from Ikorodu terminal broke down.
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Emergency agencies in Lagos State may henceforth prosecute residents and shop owners for fire incidents resulting from a breach of the safety rules, City Round has learnt.
At least 225 shops, two warehouses and three residential buildings were destroyed by fire in different parts of Lagos State within four days, spanning Monday to Thursday.
The affected places were Agboju Market in FESTAC, Alade Market in Shomolu, Omididun off Ricca Street, Lagos Island and Iga Idunganran, also on the island.
At the Agboju market fire which occurred around 2.30am on Monday, 96 lock-up and makeshift shops were destroyed; 94 shops razed in Alade Market on Tuesday while four apartments and a shop were completely burnt on Omididun off Ricca Street the same day.
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January 28, 2021
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the recertification of emergency response officers in Lagos State to reduce casualty and loss of lives during emergencies.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, NEMA, made this known on Thursday at a two-day Basic First Aid/Recertification Course organised for emergency responders in Lagos.
Newsmen report that the participants included officers of NEMA, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
Others are: LASEMA Response Unit, Federal Fire Service and Police Disaster Management Unit.
Farinloye said the training, which was being organised in collaboration with the Nigeria Red Cross Society, was to boost the capacity of emergency response officers in the state, especially with the upsurge in COVID-19.