Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state requires at least N7 trillion budget to meet up with infrastructural and basic amenities in the year 2024 fiscal year. Sanwo-Olu said this on Friday, during the eighth Lagos Corporate Assembly, a business forum, tagged: ”Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu Meets...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed a protest calling for his resignation, insisting that it was sponsored even though he agreed demonstrations are welcomed in a democratic setting. Wike, a former Rivers State governor, assumed office as the FCT minister months...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has allocated the sum of $4.5 million to the FCT Fadama CARES programme to implement three disbursement linked Indicators (DLIs) out of a total allocation of $15 million made available to the FCTA by the World Bank...
Rep. Joshua Obika (LP-FCT) has called for the overhaul of security architecture in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the spate of criminality in the nation’s capital. Obika who made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, said some locations under the bridges are totally infested...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested five suspects in possession of five guns and security agencies’ uniforms were intercepted during the convention of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja. The Command’s spokesman, SP Josephine Adeh, said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has pledged its commitment to support members of the House Committee on FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters in the discharge of their constitutional oversight functions. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, made this commitment...
Seven years after his installation as an 18-year-old Obi following the demise of his father, His Royal Majesty, Noah Chukwuka Akaeze, Agbogidi Obi of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, a first class traditional ruler in Delta State, returns to occupy the throne of his fathers this December. He had briefly returned from Britain...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other stakeholders have received the sum of N4,966,217,872.99 billion as share of statutory allocation for the month of October, 2023. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who presided over the...
Following astronomical increase in prices of drugs, some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resorted to herbal concoctions commonly referred to as “Agbo” to treat various illnesses. Agbo is made by combining different herbs, roots and plants that are believed to have medicinal properties. The News...
The Lagos State Government has described its yearly ‘Food Fest’ as a formidable platform that will continue to showcase and expand farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the world. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, stated this at a news conference to commemorate...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed media reports alleging that its operatives killed two students at Junior Secondary School, Gwarinpa, Abuja. Media reports had stated that two students of the school were accidentally shot by NSCDC personnel...
The officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in collaboration with security agencies, on Thursday, uncovered an alleged illegal oil refining warehouse in Mabushi, Abuja. The warehouse, located opposite Mobile Filling Station along Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, was thereafter, demolished by the Department of Development Control, FCTA....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the nation grapples with the housing deficit, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has advocated for special partnership with private developers through the provision of Mass Housing Scheme at subsidized and affordable rate. The minister made this call in...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished a mini market allegedly being used in publishing forged vehicle papers and other documents. The market, located in Mabushi, opposite the headquarters of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), FCTA, was demolished on Wednesday, by the Department of Development...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday sought approval of the National Assembly to spend N61.6 billion 2023 supplementary budget. Wile made the appeal when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on FCT at the National Assembly complex...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), to provide infrastructure in the area earmarked for the construction of residential buildings for judges in Katampe District, Abuja. The minister also directed FCDA to provide infrastructure, particularly roads in the area designated for...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A group of sacked workers of Abuja Film Village (AFV) has called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to revisit the termination of its members’ employment to ensure their reinstatement. The group made the call in a statement...
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, has issued a seven-day contravention notice to owners of buildings on Orchid Road, Agungi, Ajiran, Conservation Road, Osapa all along the Ikota River. This is contained in a statement obtained from the X handle of...
The Joint Task Force on City Sanitation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has dislodged artisans and traders operating illegally under high tension wires in Katampe Extension, Abuja. The task force also displaced suspected criminal elements, who erected illegal structures in reserved green zones, including FCT Water...
No fewer than ten babies reported to have died of malnutrished related illness in Waru Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) Camp of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Mrs Fatima Mohammed, the Women Leader of the Camp disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...