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...
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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...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has clarified the circumstances surrounding the death of retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang. Contrary to online speculation, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has described as false and misleading, a message circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, alleging the presence of 79 terrorists in the Lugbe axis of Abuja and it’s environs, and announcing a curfew. The Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has identified a technical fault on a feeder as the cause of the power outage affecting parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement released on its X handle in Abuja on Friday, the company apologized...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the nation’s capital is more focused and determined to win the six area councils in the forthcoming area council elections and the general elections....
A policeman, Insp Nelson Otasowie, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that the four defendants, dressed in uniforms belonging to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) to rob their victims in Abuja. The police charged Michael Obi, Success Momoh, Bitrus Danladi as well as one Solomon...
A businesswoman, Woye Ella, on Tuesday prayed an FCT Customary Court in Garki, Abuja, to dissolve her marriage over her husband’s alleged attempt to set her on fire. Ella’s prayer is contained in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in the court. According to the petitioner, her...