The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ondo State, has said no court has confirmed Dr Boniface Aniebonam as the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, and Dr Agbo Major, as National Chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal Court in Abuja on Thursday...
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President Bola Tinubu will visit some of the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to identify with rural dwellers as part of activities to celebrate his second year in office. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike stated this after he inspected some ongoing projects in Kwali, Gwagwalada and Bwari...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Trustees for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club. Wike said during the inauguration in Abuja on Friday, that the FCT Administration was committed to restoring order and efficiency of the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has frowned at land grabbing and undeveloped lands in the territory. Wike raised the alarm while inspecting some ongoing projects in Abuja on Friday, in preparation for the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. The minister particularly complained...
The body of Commodore Jerome Zemoh Jatau (rtd), who passed on in India on March 31, 2025 arrived Abuja on Thursday, according to family source. Born in Kwoi Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State on 24 January 1962, Jatau attended the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), as a member...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the final forfeiture of two property linked to a staff member of Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Aminu Garunbaba, to the Federal Government. The property include a four bedroom terrace maisonette with BQ at Barumark Groove Estate, Plot 667, Cadastral...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, gas said he is healthy, strong and performing his duties as the minister of FCT. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, while reacting to the rumour going round that he collapsed on Friday and was flown to France...
The former Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga Rtd. said he was able to come out alive from kidnappers’ den by the help and mercies of God. Tsiga said this on Thursday, when he and 18 other victims were reunited with their families by...
The Nigerian military is committed to enhancing defence cooperation in Africa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has said. Musa said this while inaugurating the committee to work out modalities for the maiden edition of the Africa Chiefs of Defence Summit which will hold from June...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, made this known in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, today on a short working visit. During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s midterm performance and assess key milestones. A statement issued on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the president will...
Petrol prices in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, have surged by ₦70 per liter, rising from ₦860 to ₦930, adding to the financial burden of consumers. The fuel price hike has also taken hold in other regions, including Abuja and major northern cities, where petrol is now being sold at...
Alfa Designs Nigeria, a leading oil and gas company, is set to begin conversion of diesel engine vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Research Engineer for Alfa Designs, Mubarak Abdul, made this public in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Abdul said...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to expedite development and enhance participation of residents in governance. The President said this when he received FCT residents led by Mr Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, who paid him...
The Chairperson of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) FCT Women Commission, Mrs Sandra Ogbonna, has urged women to take deliberate steps towards leadership through proactive action rather than waiting for opportunities. Ogbonna made this call at the International Women’s Day 2025 celebration with the theme “Accelerate Action Towards Occupying...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that a security operative was killed in a violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Shiites). The command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said 19...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration would be very aggressive in its revenue drive to complete all ongoing projects. Wike stated this in Abuja on Friday, after inspecting ongoing projects planned for inauguration in May ,to mark President Bola...
Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, has said Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa’s security alarm over a rally is baseless. Diri had on Thursday raised an alarm over an alleged plan by FCT Minister Nyesom...
EMMANUEL KUJE , Abuja- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed the power outage in Lugbe and its surrounding areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to a technical fault being addressed. AEDC in a post on its X handle on Friday, said it was already working on...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has outlined some projects that would be inaugurated in May to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second year in office. Wike, after inspecting some of the projects in Abuja on Thursday, identified the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), being...