Umar Sani, ex-Senior Adviser on Media/Publicity to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, has dismissed the threat by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT, against the governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Sani said Wike’s threat is an empty boast as he does not have the instrument to cause crisis in any state. The statement comes…
The Federal Government has said it has completed the distribution of 20 trucks of rice to each of the 36 state governments as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for distribution to the most vulnerable persons as part of efforts to cushion the impact of hunger in the country. Minister of Information and National…
The Senate has passed for second reading the 2024 Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Supplementary Budget of N98.5 billion. This followed the presentation of the budget estimates by the Deputy leader of the Senate, Lola Ashiru, representing APC-Kwara at plenary on Thursday in Abuja. The Senate had on June 5, stood down the consideration of the…
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the alleged illegal allocation of lands shortly before the appointment of Nyesom Wike. The House mandated its committee on FCT to investigate all allocations made between 1st January and 27th August when Mr Wike resumed office. This resolution followed a motion moved by Jonathan Gaza on…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has found a 28-year-old Abuja-based nurse, Lucy Likeh, who recently went missing in Nigeria’s capital city, the Punch reports. Likeh was found and taken to the hospital for medical examination by men of the Utako Police Division in the FCT, where her family had earlier reported her missing. The…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday caused a mild drama as he ordered the Permanent Secretaries in his ministry to bow before President Bola Tinubu. Wike issued the order during the inauguration of the arterial road N20 named after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka in Abuja. The minister ordered the…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Arterial Road N20, which runs from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Arterial Road N20 is one of the transverse arterial roads connecting the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) through the sector centres. It will…
Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and National Coordinator, Digital Peers international, Mrs Odusote Ibukun, has warned that bad management of waste could lead to calamity. According to her, improper disposal of wastes, especially the plastic wastes, is a global phenomenon, needing global attention. The former Permanent Secretary spoke during her visit, alongside some members…
Schools, both primary and secondary, within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday complied with the directives of the organized labour to embark on a nationwide strike. Some schools initially opened as early as 8 a.m., welcoming students in large numbers. According to daily post, some schools around the Asokoro Extension area of the FCT…
On Monday, organised labour shut the main gate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration, FCDA, popularly known as the Minister’s Gate, preventing workers from gaining entrance into their offices. The gate was shut by the union of the FCTA, the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) labour, the Joint Union, and the Action Committee (JUAC)….
