The President, Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), Aisha Buhari of Nigeria, on Wednesday visited the site of the ongoing construction of the new Permanent Secretariat of the Mission in Abuja. The first lady, who was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed,...
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The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons and rescue of four individuals at a collapsed wall in Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. The Director-General of FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has visited the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, ahead of his ‘Timeless’ concert on April 23 at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos State. Davido said his visit to the police boss was to discuss...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT command, has seized 2,265.677 kilograms of different drugs between January and March in the territory. The FCT Commander of the agency, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa...
Chief Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), has called for calm over the uproar created by the production of a new film, “Gang Of Lagos”. Runsewe, in a statement on Friday, said there was need for strategic rethinking on cultural related narratives by filmmakers in...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has assured that it will address the needs of youths and communities in the Niger Delta region. NDDC Board Chairman, Lauretta Onochie disclosed this today when she and a member of the Board representing the North West, Prince...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Police operatives attached to Apo Division in Abuja, on Wednesday foiled an armed robbery operation and arrested a suspect. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said the operation followed a distress call received from Zone E...
Police in Lagos State have vowed to bring those responsible for the breach of peace in a tussle over land ownership at Magodo-Isheri on Tuesday to book. Commissioner of police in the state, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, made the vow after peace was restored in the area. Hoodlums clashed at...
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, have donated over 100,000 combo packs of food items to Muslim and Christian faithful in Abuja. The donations were made on their behalf by the National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Betta Edu. At the commencement...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) Police Command says it has apprehended 40 suspected members of a criminal syndicate around Gishiri village, on Sunday. The command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adeh said contrary to insinuations in a trending video,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has reiterated the support of the FCT Administration for the actualization of the mandate of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) towards building a better nation through its intensive training programmes. The Minister stated...
The police command in Lagos State has confirmed that three persons were killed by unknown gunmen in Gowon Estate, Ipaja area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. Hundeyin said that the incident happened on...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Cross River State, Peter Ojie, has commenced the rehabilitation of roads in Adagom and Odajie communities in Ogoja Local Government Area of the State. Speaking while flagging off the rehabilitation exercise, the APC chieftain, who...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja sealed two shops for allegedly selling unapproved products to Nigerians. The shops are located in the Zuba Central motor park and Utako main market. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the...
Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), on Tuesday, inaugurated a task force to check revenue leakages in the area council. Maikalangu while inaugurating the team at the council’s secretariat, charged the members to ensure there were no double taxation on residents and also ensure...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory and other stakeholders have received the sum of N3,041,969,760.37billion as share of statutory allocation for the month of February, 2023. Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, the FCT Minister of State, who presided over the 176th Joint...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated two committees to help boost agricultural development in the Territory. Specifically, the committes are the Steering and Inter-Agency Technical Committees of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday repatriated 217 destitutes, street baggers and vagabonds, evacuated from the street of the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Alhaji Sani Amar-Rabe, Director, Department, Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the FCTA, made the disclosure in an interview with the News...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says the Lekki multi-purpose seaport is expected to generate more than 170,000 direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians when completed. The Lekki Deep Seaport was commissioned for operations by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFON on Jan. 23, 2023. The Managing Director, NPA, Mohammed Koko, disclosed...
The Lagos State Government on Saturday decried the increasing rate of abuse of children, even in homes. Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), expressed the displeasure during the Parents Association Conference on Safeguarding and Child Protection, held at Awori Ajeromi...