The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned residents with criminal tendencies to vacate the Abuja city. Mr Peter Olumuji, Secretary, FCTA Command and Control, Joint City Enforcement Team, gave the warning on Sunday during its ongoing clean up operations in parts of Abuja. According to Olumuji, the FCTA,...
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, impounded 16 vehicles, four cows and arrested seven beggars in Abuja. The vehicles, beggars and the cows were seized during the enforcement of zero tolerance to unapproved motor parks and herding of cows in restricted areas. The FCTA officials impounded 16...
The residents of Trademore Estate, located at Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to the FCT Administration to rescind its planned demolition of the estate. The Chairman of the residents, Mr Adewale Adeleke, made the appeal in a news conference on Monday in Abuja. The...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has declared Trademore Estate, located at Lugbe area of the FCT, Abuja, a disaster area, following a flood that left the area in ruin on June 23. The Permanent Secretary of the FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, made the declaration on Tuesday during an assessment...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has alerted FCT residents and the public on the activities of scammers who created fake social media accounts in the name of senior staffers of the administration. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Jumai Ahmadu, Director, Reform Coordination and Service...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Wednesday reopened the popular Garki International market which was closed five days ago due to poor sanitation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that officials of the FCTA led by Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on...
The residents of Kabusa in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have cried out over the sudden and wanton destruction of their buildings and household belongings by men of the Department of Development Control of the FCTA. The destruction, which took place on May 5, was said to have been...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has reiterated the support of the FCT Administration for the actualization of the mandate of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) towards building a better nation through its intensive training programmes. The Minister stated...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday repatriated 217 destitutes, street baggers and vagabonds, evacuated from the street of the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Alhaji Sani Amar-Rabe, Director, Department, Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the FCTA, made the disclosure in an interview with the News...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday commenced swift inventory and demolition of structures on waterways. This is part of the administration’s proactive measures to mitigate flooding in the nation’s capital city. The administration’s Director, Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, said this during an inspection. He inspected...
…To arrest and impound vehicles without plate numbers By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have adopted the use of modern technology to enhance the process of vehicle licensing and registration to improve on the management of its transportation sub-sector. The Administration says...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA), on Monday removed the popular makeshift market and squatters settlement behind the Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1, Garki, Abuja. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Development Authority (FCDA), Shehu Ahmed, who led the exercise, said it was necessitated by wave of insecurity...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, says one of the most challenging assignments of his office is land matters. The Minister gave this insight on Monday in Abuja at the 20th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’ (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023). The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello has assured that the Abuja Light Rail will resume service before the end of his administration in May. Bello gave the assurance when he featured the 20th Edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard series organised by the...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Task Force on City Sanitation has removed about 3,197 shanties and illegal structures as well as crushed 1,292 commercial motorcycles in the last 14 days. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr Shehu Ahmad, said this at a news conference on...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has clarified that the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at Guzape and other parts of the territory are not targeted at the Abuja natives. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, made the clarification,...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday demolished the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp and other shanties as part of strategy to address security challenges in the nation’s capital. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Alhaji Shehu Ahmad, while inspecting the exercise said that the...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring prompt pension service delivery to retired and retiring officers. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance, while the launching the Operational Manual by the FCT Area Councils Service Pension Board at the ongoing...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to partner well-meaning organizations towards improving healthcare services in the Territory. This assurance was given by the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, during the FCTA/USAID steering committee meeting held in her office...
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) says it will not accept double taxation of business owners in the council, describing the development as “worrisome and unconstitutional’’. Mr Yusuf Ahmadu, the Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to AMAC Chairman, said this while briefing newsmen on allegations of double taxation...