Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the state residents to toe the path of peace by not engaging in the planned nationwide protest. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal in a statement signed by himself and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. The...
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A cross section of Nigerians in the FCT and environs, on Wednesday said they had to be more creative to enable them feed their families. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja that the economic downturn had forced them to look...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the promotion of 1,018 senior and junior staff of the Federal Capital Development Authority. The Executive Secretary of FCDA, Mr Shehu Ahmad made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahmad said that...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has rewarded a vigilante group in Kwali Area Council for rescuing four kidnapped victims. The reward included an operational vehicle and an undisclosed cash, to encourage the group to do more. The rescued victims were presented to Wike at...
Sen. Shehu Sani on Tuesday in Abuja presented electronics items worth N10 million to the management, staff and students of the FCT school of the blind. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),reports that the items presented included television sets, deep freezers, among other visual aids equipments. “I...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that President Bala Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Mandate Secretariat for Youth Affairs in the FCT. Wike made the disclosure during an interactive engagement with residents of Bwari Area Council of the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is investing in infrastructure to make residents comfortable. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of 11.1-kilometre expressway, from Airport Road to Kuje. “As a government, we...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given Setraco Nigeria Ltd., the contractor executing the construction of 7.2-kilometre road in Bwari Area Council five-month ultimatum to complete the project. The road linked Gaba and Tokulo communities in the council. Wike, who gave the delivery timeline when...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Kogi State has said eight school children were rescued unhurt after an 40-feet articulated container fell on two vehicles on Thursday in Lokoja. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, disclosed this to the News Agency of...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, said that the owner of the collapsed building in the Maryland Estate that claimed five lives was still at large. The agency’s Director, Operations, Engr Olatunde Akinsanya, said this while speaking with journalists at the incident venue. He, however,...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the death toll in the building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state had risen to five person. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of...
Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has unveiled official logo of the rebranded Abuja International Carnival scheduled to hold in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musawa, alongside other stakeholders, formally unveiled the logo at a ceremony...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and the Transafam Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver 50 Mega Watts (MW) of embedded power to Idu commercial hub in Abuja. The MoU was signed for the companies by Mr Chijioke Okwuokenye, the Acting Managing Director of AEDC...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged to complete the Karshi to Apo Road construction project in the next six to seven months. Wike made the pledge on Tuesday, when he visited the project site, to assess the state of the project, which...
The Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will begin operations in September. The Managing Director of LAMATA, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this at a news conference organised by the Ministry of Transportation and its agencies on Tuesday...
Chris Exola Nwachukwu, a well-known skit maker famous for his controversial videos, has dramatically changed his position on political protests, surprising many. On February 20, 2024, a video featuring Nwachukwu and his friends went viral. In it, they celebrated the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and advised Igbos against...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed power outage in parts of Kubwa and environs to a technical fault at the Kubwa Transmission Station. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. “We would like to inform residents of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has provided funding for 30 indigent indigenes battling with various heart conditions to undergo open heart surgery at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said...
The management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has introduced new initiatives to enhance its operational capabilities for effective service delivery. The Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr Victor Ojelabi, said this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. Ojelabi attributed the new initiatives to...