A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday revoked the bail it granted Abubakar Ismail, 34, who claimed to be a medical doctor at the Life Plus Medical Centre in Bassa village in Abuja Chief Magistrate Musa Abdulrazaq, revoked the defendant’s bail following his absence from court. Abdulrazaq said that...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appealed to state governments to prioritize the needs of local communities by ensuring accountability and effectiveness in the administration of local governments. The President made these remarks on Thursday at a meeting with the leadership of Arewa Consultative...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended President Bola Tinubu for completing the interchange, connecting Wuye and Wuse district in Abuja. Wike gave the commendation during inauguration of the bridge by Tinubu on Thursday, as part of activities to celebrate the president’s one year...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Digital Resource Centre (DRC), to bolster the implementation of smart education in Nigeria. Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, who officially commissioned the project located at Kado, area of Abuja, said...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, discharged the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, of alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, discharged Bodejo after counsel for the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has directed outgoing vice chancellors in federal universities to nominate their deputies to temporarily serve as acting vice chancellors. This was conveyed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in a letter to the outgoing vice chancellors, which was dated May...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said there is hope for Nigerians, considering the achievements of President Bola Tinubu in just one year in office. Wike stated this in Abuja on Monday, after he inspected the Southern Parkway Road and Abuja Rail...
Before President Bola Tinubu assumed the reins of governance, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, was faced with the challenge of abandoned projects. The Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda was, however, expected to, among other things, complete ongoing projects and transform the FCT into a more habitable and economically...
Olumide Braithwaite, the only son of late elder statesman and legal luminary, Tunji Braithwaite, has survived a ghastly auto accident in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident, which occurred on Thursday near the CBN headquarters, involved a bullion van and a Hilux pickup...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed three shops at Kpaduma community 2, Asokoro District and Nyanya motor park of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the agency on Thursday also raided drug...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of N3,724,055,993.78 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the month of April, 2024. The amount represents a decrease of approximately 47 percent when compared to N6,316,621,045.37...
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed May 27 to deliver judgment in the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) management in Kuje, FCT, to take the ailing and detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, to a hospital for a medicare. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an application by Gambaryan’s counsel,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration would build 10,000 low-income houses for the poor in the territory. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, during the Ministerial Sectoral Update on the performance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in...
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing a money laundering charge, slumped in the open court over alleged ill-health. The development occurred shortly after the matter was called for trial continuation before...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the world commemorates the 2024 World Family Doctors’ Day, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmou , has called on Nigerians to adopt a healthy living condition. The Minister also urged Nigerians to collectively invest more in afforestation and discourage deforestation,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government through Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development is currently holding a two-day meeting at the Freiz Continental Hotel in Abuja. Today marks the final day of the meeting which commenced yesterday with a focus on advocacy for the adoption...
The Federal Government has proposed to pay N54,000 as minimum wage, as the Tripartite Committee on the New Minimum Wage returned to the negotiation table after the Organised Labour pulled out of the negotiations last week. At the reconvened meeting this week, the Federal Government made a...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, wooed investors from Sweden and Rwanda, to invest in the territory’s tourism sector and environmental management. Wike expressed the FCT Administration’s readiness for the partnership when the Swedish Ambassador and Rwandan High Commissioner visited him in...
