Worried by poor compliance to fire safety rules and fire outbreaks, the Federal Government has said that it will make fire liability insurance on all public buildings compulsory. xController-General of the Federal Fire Service, (FFS), Ibrahim Liman, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive Officer, (CEO), of the National Insurance Commission, (NAICOM), in Abuja. He noted that there is a need for a public building to subscribe to the liability insurance policy for a public building to reduce losses in case of eventualities. In a communique signed by the Public Relations Officer, (PRO), of the FFS, Ugo Huan, the fire service boss said the two agencies resolved amongst other things, to commence the enforcement of compulsory public building liability insurance across the country. “The fund that is supposed to be remitted to us from NAICOM has not been coming.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2021 11:00 UTC