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...
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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...
The Department of Security Services, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said the territory has recorded improved security within one year of President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The Director of the department, Adamu Gwary, a Fellow of Defence College, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued victims in Dawaki area of Abuja. The Command’s spokesman, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. SP Adeh said that the kidnap attempt was foiled...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Friday began the sale of 2024 e-tags that would permit entry into the 24 Federal Airports in Nigeria. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, FAAN said that the sale of the tags...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Friday in Abuja declared that Nigeria was ready for the future and business. Shettima made the declaration at the high-level dialogue on advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda, held at the Transcorp Hilton, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme...
President Bola Tinubu has approved May 27 to June 6, 2024 as Federal Capital Territory Week for the inauguration of various projects executed under his administration. The Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, stated this while inspecting some of the projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate Tinubu’s...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. The commission in a post on its X handle on Friday, said the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, May 16, 2024, at City...
Africa must unite to defeat terrorism, human trafficking – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has called for a common front among African nations in the fight against challenges of terrorism and human trafficking bedevilling them. Tinubu said this when he received the new President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, at the...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it plans to support Nigeria’s power sector with one billion dollars to boost electricity. AfDB Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Complex, Dr Kevin Kariuki, said this on Thursday at the Eight Africa Energy MarketPlace (AEMP) Forum in...
The House of Representatives in a resolution on Wednesday urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to formulate policies to regulate house rents and activities of landlords in Abuja. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Emmanuel Udo (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) on the floor of the House...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Registrar, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi says the complexity of its examination may not allow for immediate migration from paper to Computer Based Test (CBT). Wushishi was speaking during an interactive session with newsmen on key milestones achievement of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on May 23 arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother, Ahmad before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Garki, on fresh eight-count charge. They were slated to be arraigned before Justice Suleman Belgore, but the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Organized private sector, the Africa Plus Partners in partnership with Akwa Ibom State University, are set to launch the construction of a 1,600 capacity student hostel through the support of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The launch, according to the Executive Secretary of...
The Department of Development Control, FCT Administration (FCTA) has served 24-hour demolition notices to operators of illegal markets and shanties along Karmo – Dei-Dei Road corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 500 illegal structures and shanties, sitting on the road corridor have been marked...