The Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters located in the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is currently on fire.
Black smoke was seen billowing from a part of the building which is located at the Central Business District of Abuja on Wednesday.
It is not yet certain what led to the fire.
However, it was learnt that firefighters had arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire which did not affect a major part of the building.
The fire outbreak is just the latest of many that have affected government offices in Abuja.
In May 2020, fire burnt a part of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) building in the FCT.
A month before that incident, a building housing the office of the accountant-general of the federation (AGF) was gutted by fire.
In 2018, the Federal Fire Service (FFS) said Nigeria lost about N5 trillion to fire incidents in four years.
The Spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service, Abraham Paul, confirmed the incident, saying that the personnel of the fire service are currently battling the fire.
Details later…
