A portion of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning was gutted by fire on Wednesday.

Ministry of Finance HQ not on fire

According to the Ministry, there was an incident at the corridor in the basement involving an isolated battery Pack and the fire was quickly put out by the security personnel on duty.

NewsFlash: The Federal Ministry of Finance HQ is not on fire as reported on social media. Rather, there was an incident on the corridor in the basement involving an isolated battery Pack (photo inset). It was quickly put out by the security personnel on duty. #FinMinNigeria pic.twitter.com/aNDzwF7kOc

— Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (@FinMinNigeria) February 23, 2022