A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, declared former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, as the duly elected governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgement, upheld the direct primary election that produced Ogah as...
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Inspector General of Police Usman Baba says security agencies have successfully restored confidence and hope among residents of Abuja and its environs following earlier notice of terror threats issued by some embassies in the country. Baba stated this when he addressed State House correspondents during the weekly ministerial briefing...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it received with shock the ruling by Justice Chizoba Oji of an FCT High Court committing its Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, to prison for contempt. The commission, on its verified twitter handle, described its chairman as an apostle of rule of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun renovation works on the Federal Secretariat Complex Phase One in Abuja. Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who flagged off the rehabilitation project on Tuesday, in a brief ceremony at the Secretariat complex, described...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday in Abuja threatened to shutdown the Area I Shopping Complex and Market over alleged unwholesome activities by traders. The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Malam Umar Shuaibu issued the warning when he visited the market with other senior officials of...
A cross section of Abuja residents have raised concerns over couples who live in debt after their wedding ceremonies. They made their observations in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to them, many couples go out of their comfort zone to...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday inaugurated the Electoral Logistics Committee (ELOC) for 2023 general election in Abuja, toward a hitch-free poll. Speaking at the ceremony, Yakubu said that inaugurating the committee was critical to the successful conduct of the 2023 election. He...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Nov. 18, deliver judgment in a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Friday after counsel for Maina, Ibrahim...
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has disbursed N215 million to 5,054 beneficiaries of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) in the nation’s capital. Aliyu, while disbursing the funds, explained that the figure was made up of 3,650 beneficiaries of Social Transfer scheme, and 1,404...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would not relent in the promotion of latest and emerging technologies to energize business and the sector in Nigeria for the benefit of the country and its citizens. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said that Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) would require funding of about 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars up to 2060. Osinbajo represented by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said this in Abuja while declaring open the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum(ESEF)2022. ”For the...
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, has said that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the security architecture of the country. Bayraktar made this known during the commemoration of the 99th National Day of the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), to file their defence in Abdulrasheed Maina’s suit. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after counsel for the minister and C-G, Abdulmumin Muhammad, said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Contrary to a security advisory from the U.S. and United Kingdom, warning of a possible terrorists’ attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has insisted that there is no security threat in Abuja. The IGP stated...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has advised British nationals against non-essential travels to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja over threats of possible terrorist attack. The Updated FCDO’s travel Advisory of Oct. 26 was made available to newsmen by the British...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Wednesday, said the global market for blockchain technology was expected to grow over $39billion by 2025. Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, said this at the Blockchain Summit Day at the ongoing Digital Nigeria Conference and Exhibition organised by the agency...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo lit the Torch of Unity on Tuesday in Abuja signalling the beginning of its movement for the 21st Edition of the National Sports Festival. The festival is scheduled to hold in Asaba for Nov. 28 to Dec. 10. Performing the exercise at an arena in the...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila said in Abuja on Monday that Nigeria would enforce its Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) BASA is an agreement that provides for civil aviation certifications to be shared between two countries. Gbajabiamila made the declaration at a roundtable with aviation...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has said that the inauguration of the Special Agro Processing Zones (SAPZ) in the Federal Capital Territory, underscores the Administration’s huge potentials as one of the nation’s most-important growth zones from which economic prosperity could spread...
Executive Vice Chairman(EVC) of Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta said technology-driven telecommunications industry has contributed $70 billion to Nigeria’s economy. Danbatta said that the industry had provided over 500,000 jobs in the public and private sectors and improved the lives of millions of Nigerians. He made this disclosure...