The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a two-week timeline for the issuance of passports, saying the era when Nigerians waited for months to get their passports was over.o Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the timeline in Abuja while briefing newsmen on his earlier directive to the...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will partner with the State of Israel on agriculture, security, and digital economy. Wike stated this when he received the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Michael Freeman, in his office in Abuja on Tuesday. He...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command, has said that the 14 residents who raised alarm and lied about the missing of their organs was found out to be untrue after medical examination was conducted on each of them.P FCT Police Commissioner, Mr Haruna Garba, made this known...
The FCT Police Command has advised the residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu,’ to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also known as ‘One Chance’. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, gave the warning on Tuesday,...
The Federal Government is to investigate alleged negligence and refusal to treat Miss Greatness Olorunfemi, victim of “one chance” before her death at the Maitama General Hospital. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Olorunfemi was on...
An 18-year old girl, on Tuesday, told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kubwa that her boss’ 36-year-old Chef, Daniel Johnson harassed her to have sex with him. The Sexual and Gender based Violence Response Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice, charged Johnson with three counts bordering on...
The Lagos and Kwara States government as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are drumming support for the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 5 at the Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Wednesday, swear-in 23 new Judges of the Federal High Court. The Court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr. Festus Akande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. ...
The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned former owners of 165 revoked lands in the FCT to stay clear of the properties or be prosecuted. The Director, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, gave the warning in Abuja on Sunday, when his team foiled an attempt...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike has called for collective efforts in rebuilding the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Wike, who made the call in his independence message in Abuja on Sunday, stressed that building a strong and resilient society...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday served as the Special Guest of Honour at the change of Guards of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event was part of the 63rd Independence Anniversary with the theme “Nigeria @63, Renewed Hope for Unity and Prosperity”. Tinubu led other members of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Saturday expressed confidence that some of the ongoing road projects in the FCT would be delivered within eight months. Wike gave the assurance after inspecting some of the projects in Abuja to see the level...
FCT Administration (FCTA) set up an investigative panel in Abuja to investigate the death of a woman pushed out of a moving vehicle by suspected criminals. Sympathisers rushed the victim to Maitama District Hospital, but she did not get medical assistance until she died. Mandate Secretary of the Health...
The Junior Secondary School (JSS), Karu, Abuja has emerged winner of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board Head-to-Head Debate Reality Show for Public and Private Junior Secondary Schools across the Six Area Councils of the FCT. The JSS Karu won the competition, scoring 67 per cent while JSS...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has deployed 3,000 personnel to provide adequate security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the country celebrates her 63rd Independence Day on Sunday. This is contained in a statement released by FCT NSCDC Public...
The Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, has been reportedly hospitalised in the nation’s capital, Abuja, over alleged poisoning. It was gathered that the minister is currently undergoing treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Jabi, Abuja. “Lola Ade-John, 60, was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, shortly...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration would partner with the Republic of Italy on sustainable city tourism and agricultural development. Wike said this when the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stefano Leo, visited him in his office in Abuja on Friday....
The Joint Task Force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday crushed more than 470 motorcycles impounded for operating illegally in the capital city, Abuja. The motorcycles were impounded by the taskforce during an operation that began from the Carwash Bus Stop, Lugbe, through Gosa,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, said on Thursday that access to financial products and services can foster economic growth, promote entrepreneurship, investment, and productivity in the country. The Minister, who stated this during the unveiling of...