A coalition of youth organisations known as FCT Mandates Restoration Group, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to assign the portfolio of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to Mr Zephaniah Jisalo. Jisalo, whom they described as “illustrious indigene” is one of the ministerial nominees screened...
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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have commended ongoing efforts by the FCT Administration to rid the city of “one chance” operators. The residents gave the commendation in Abuja on Saturday, during the ongoing raid on one chance operators, illegal motor parks and motorists engaged...
The Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) in-charge of Zone ‘A’ Ikeja Lagos, Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS), Mr Adewale Sadiq, has assured that the NIS will ensure that the borders in country are persistently monitored to avoid irregular migration. Sadiq spoke during the grand finale of the celebration of...
The installer of a faulty elevator that claimed the life of a medical doctor, Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos-Island, last Tuesday, has been handed over to the police for interrogation, the Lagos State Government has said. In a statement on Friday, the Permanent Secretary of...
The Lagos State Government says it has temporarily closed Alapere Pedestrian Bridge which was damaged by an articulated vehicle, and began immediate remedial works on sections that need urgent attention. A statement by Mr Shina Odunuga, Spokesman, Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, said the swift intervention was prompted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday laid foundation stone for the establishment of 1,350 megawatts Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant (GIPP) Project sited in Gwagwalada area council of the FCT. The project is being carried out through a partnership between the Nigerian National...
The Medical Guild has revealed that the process of installation of the malfunctioned elevator that led to the demise of Dr Diaso Vwaere was done by a contractor who did not have an elevator system installation certification. Medical Guild is the umbrella body of all medical doctors...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday, announced the award of N5 billion contract for the rehabilitation of Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) System. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project would be executed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC) within 12...
The Lagos State Government has called for more mandated reporting in the case of alleged defilement of a 12-year-old girl in the Ikorodu area of the state by one Ife Adekoya. Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), who made this known in...
The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State on Thursday sympathised with the family and colleagues of late Dr Vwaere Dia who died in a faulty Lagos hospital elevator. Diaso, a female medical house officer died on Tuesday due to injuries sustained after she was trapped for more than...
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos branch, has directed medical doctors in three government hospitals on Lagos Island to embark on an indefinite strike over the death of its member, Dr Diaso Vwaere. The directive is contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of NMA...
Lagos State Police Command has deployed operatives to guard legitimate protesters at designated venues and routes, as the organised labour begins nationwide protest against alleged anti-labour policies. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a 50 per cent reduction in the transportation fare of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) controlled by the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA) from Aug. 2. He made this known while addressing state house correspondents, at the end of the...
The Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has decried low patronage of customers, saying they prefer staying with their relatives due to its new accommodation rate as a result of fuel subsidy removal. The President of HOFA, Mrs Funmi Kazeem, said this on Monday in an interview with the...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 88 suspected criminals 24 hours after the launch of “Operation Flush”. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, made the disclosure when Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) hosted him during its monthly congress in Ikeja. The...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will begin a supplementary polio immunisation campaign from July 29 to Aug. 11, to sustain the poliovirus-free status in the FCT and Nigeria. Mr Malan Haruna, acting Secretary of the Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA made this known while addressing...
Some traders from Abuja markets on Thursday, besieged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Headquarters, Abuja, and demanded an end to the leadership crisis that has crippled the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Alhaji Abubakar Faruk was sacked as the Managing...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has demolished 5,000 illegal buildings on unapproved plots in Gishiri Village Extension, Katampe District of Abuja. Mr Samson Atureta, District Monitor, Katampe and Mabushi, Development Control Department, FCTA, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during the ongoing demolition of unapproved buildings...