By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts in ensuring the well-being and protection of every child within nation’s capital, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has inaugurated the FCT At-Risk Children Implementation Committee. While inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, the minister described...
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) men’s Basketball Club on Sunday recorded their second win at the ongoing maiden edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Democracy Day Basketball Championship in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NSCDC defeated Hotcoal Basketball Club 44-34 in...
The First Edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Democracy Day Basketball Championship has kicked off on Sunday in Abuja with 14 teams. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 14 teams are from the military, paramilitary and civil organisations participating. NAN reports that the event...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to name two roads in Guzape Districts after Chinua Achebe and J. P. Clerk. Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and a central figure of modern African literature, while J....
The season two of ‘Beyond the Veil’, a TV series that depicts everyday life of northern Nigerian women, has premiered in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that filmmakers, industry stakeholders, as well as the cast and crew of the film, were present at...
By JOEL OLADELE, Abuja – A group, under the aegis of Renewed Hope Unity Movement (RHUM), has called on the All Peoples Congress (APC) to better recognize and reward the loyalty of its steadfast but neglected members. The Initiator and Co-Convener of the group , Iretidola Ojekhoa made the...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja inaugurated the N21 billion official residence of the Vice President, abandoned since 2015. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the event,, reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of his administration to the principles of accountability, transparency and efficient utilisation of resources...
The tripartite committee meeting for a new national minimum wage is underway. The meeting, which is the fifth since the suspension of the industrial action by organised labour, is holding behind closed doors at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja. Some prominent members of the committee...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – pa The State of Palestine has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for its show of solidarity and its clear stance in support of international law and rejecting the ‘law of the jungle’ in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called on international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity. The President made the call at a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), led by its Managing Director, Mr. Makhtar Diop....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the leadership style of President Bola Tinubu is achieving desired results in the territory. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of B6, B12, and Circle Roads in the Central Area by Tinubu,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for an increased intervention fund to the state to boost infrastructural development in some state-owned tertiary institutions. Lawal who made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja when he paid...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate all allocations of land in the FCT from May 29, 2023 to Aug. 21, 2023. The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jonathan Gbefwi (APC-Nasarawa) on Thursday in Abuja. Moving the motion, Gbefwi explained...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has said adequate measures are being put in place to address issues associated with current scarcity of numbers plate nationwide. Mohammed also said the issues associated with issuance of driver license nationwide would also be addressed. The FRSC...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has assured President Bola Tinubu, that the second phase of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Expressway would be completed in no distant time. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the first phase of the project,...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration has drawn a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu who disclosed this at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20, also approved the naming of the road after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka....
Stranded Super Eagles players now in Uyo – NFF Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, on Tuesday confirmed that the stranded Super Eagles players in Lagos and Abuja had arrived Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the...
The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, locked the entrance of the secretariat in compliance with infinite industrial action embarked by the labour union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said the Federal Government would deploy technology for the surveillance of mining sites across the country. Alake said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the technology...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys) at different locations in Abuja. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said made this known in a statement in Abuja. Mr. Oyewale said 18 of the suspects were...