By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condoled the former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Solomon Ewuga over the death of his pilot daughter, Miss Adzuayi Ewuga. Adzuayi was the Pilot of the ill fated Twin Otter Aircraft on Thursday in...
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By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – No less than 9.5 million tablets of Tramadol and Exol 5 worth over N5 billion have been intercepted by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in three states. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, said that...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Lagos, Ogun, and Rivers States top the list of states in Nigeria with highest domestic debts as of December 2021, jointly owning a sum of N1.12 trillion in domestic debts, which accounted for 25.1 percent of the total state debts. According to data from...
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to count their losses following the power blackouts in most parts of the Territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while some parts of the Territory are supplied power for some hours, some areas have not even...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has fixed March 31, June 8 and June 9 for trial of a former vice chairman and six councillors of the Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Duda Ismaila, Mr Yunusa Salihu, Mr Dantani Musa, Mr Maikasuwa Magaji, Mr Samson...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday begun mass demolition of illegal structures behind the old Federal Secretariat, Area 1, Abuja . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the administration had in February, 2022 issued a demolition notice to owners of the structures with a reminder...
…As bill to regulate payment mode passes second reading By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A bill seeking to make the annual payment of rent illegal in the Federal Capital Territory has scaled second reading in the Senate. Tagged: “A Bill for the Regulation of Advanced Rent on Residential Apartments,...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is to bar workers from accessing their offices as from Jan. 17 if they are unable to show proof of their vaccination against COVID-19. The Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Media and Strategic Communication, Malam Abubakar Sani, announced this in a...
…..Pledges full scale Investigation By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Honourable Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has expressed shock and deep sadness over the fire incident that engulfed the Next Cash and Carry Supermarket in Abuja on Sunday, 26th December, 2021. The minister expressed his feelings...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been assured of their safety during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, gave the assurance following the monthly FCT Security Committee meeting which was held on Tuesday,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the FCT. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the commission’s meeting...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) held an interactive session with chiefs of seven communities along the Abuja Airport Road on Thursday over planned demolition of illegal structures. Addressing newsmen at a meeting with community leaders, Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of efforts to secure lives and property of residents in the nation’s capital, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said it would be mandatory for estates to deploy CCTV cameras with recording facilities in all estates in the Territory. The...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Operatives from the Niger State Police Command have arrested four suspected kidnappers and other suspects for rustling cattle in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Minna on Monday. DSP Abiodun, said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 850 road traffic crashes have been recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) resulting in 159 deaths and 1,572 injuries between January and November, 2021. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), FCT Sector Commander, Mr Oga Ochi, revealed this at the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has stepped into the national push to end open defecation, accelerate access to safe water and improved hygienic practices for all residents of the territory, thus leaving no one behind. Performing the official declaration of a State of Emergency...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N4,726,127,134.71 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of September 2021. The figure shows an increase of revenue from...
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will not rest until it clamped down on all illegal DPK (Kerosene) operators in the midstream and downstream sector of the oil industry. Mrs Roselyn Wilkie, Zonal Operations Controller, NMDPRA, Abuja, disclosed this in an interview with the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The police in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), announced on Friday that all abducted victims of the university of Abuja have been rescued and reunited with their families. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), FCT Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued to...