The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has placed its search and rescue team on high alert following expected rains in FCT Abuja and neighbouring states. The acting Director-General (D-G) of FEMD, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by the department’s Head of...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) said it has concluded plans to set up Virtual School with operational centers (studio) in Delta State in the South and the FCT in the north. The newly elected President of the Association, Dr Terfa...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is working for FCT residents. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, after inspecting ongoing projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. One of...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is too important to be left in the hands of opposition political parties. Ganduje said this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving some members of the opposition political parties, including the Peoples Democratic...
Concerned Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed displeasure over the moral and cultural decline associated with the trendy ‘Truth or Dare’ game, particularly among young people. The residents spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on Wednesday in Abuja. According to them,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected car thieves and recovered two stolen vehicles in a breakthrough operation. The command’s spokesman, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. SP Adeh said: “On April 11,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has intercepted a large consignment of tramadol valued at over ₦8.6 billion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja as part of its significant anti-smuggling effort. The seizure, made on Saturday, 5 April 2025, was...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to the infrastructural transformation of Abuja. The Minister stressed that under his leadership, the FCT has witnessed remarkable improvements in road networks, urban development, and...
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...
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 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...
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Ajao Adewale on Wednesday in Abuja, assumed duty with a pledge to provide effective service delivery. Adewale, in his maiden remarks on assumption of office, also said that he would consolidates on the achievements of...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday, distributed 10,000 bags (25kg) of rice to religious leaders and Muslim groups in FCT as a Ramadan package. Wike explained during the distribution in Gwagwalada, that the gesture was part of the FCT Administration annual support to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged to cover all medical expenses for the victims of Wednesday’s accident near Karu Bridge along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway. Wike stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by his Senior...
The lawmaker representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, Rep. Chinedu Obika, has urged the federal government to experiment with state police in the FCT. Obika made the call in Abuja on Thursday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the FCT was an ideal place...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that six persons died and 25 others were injured following a multiple crash under the Karu Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday. The Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that the crash involved 18 vehicles, including two articulated vehicles, two buses,...
The FCT Fire Service (FFS) has disclosed that brake failure on the part of a truck conveying Compressed Natural Gas canisters led to Wednesday’s explosions at Karu bridge, Abuja. The FCT FFS Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Mohammad, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Presidential CNG Initiative (Pi-CNG) has expressed deep sadness over the tragic accident on the Karu Bridge between Kugbo and Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which resulted in significant loss of life and property. In a statement on Wednesday, the PCNG Initiative extended...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said its Idea Hatch (iHatch) programme will create 7,400 direct and indirect jobs through training of ICT Hub managers across the country. Director-General of NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa, said this at the closing ceremony of a one- week training of hub...