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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.
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