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Pharmacists Council seals 339 illegal premises in FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 339 illegal pharmaceutical premises in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Registrar of the council, Mr. Elijah Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday while briefing newsmen on the council’s enforcement team efforts to curb activities of

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FCTA, UNICEF partner on development of education

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and UNICEF are partnering to ensure quality Education for the children, just as the FCTA also said that other sectors of the society are essential for national growth and development. The Secretary, Education Secretariat, Senator Isa Maina, stated this on Tuesday at the opening of UNICEF training for heads […]

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Abuja Meet will boost chances at Commonwealth Games, other tournaments – Athletes

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Athletes at the 2017/2018 All Comers Athletics Meet in Abuja say the event will boost the country’s chances at the next Commonwealth Games and other international tournaments. The athletes spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja at the end of the two-day event. NAN recalls that the […]

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Ex-FCT minister mourns Ekwueme

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Muhammed Abbah-Gana, has mourned the death of Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. Abbah-Agaba, who is also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, paid his tribute to Ekwueme in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja. He described Ekwueme […]

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Beauty Queen donates educational materials to IDPs in FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Queen Akeelah Aminu, the reigning Miss Ambassador for Peace Africa (MAPA), on Friday, donated educational and relief materials to pupils in the Internally Displaced Person’s (IDP’S) Camp in the FCT. Aminu, who made the donation when she visited the “School Without Wall,’’ located at the IDP camp in New Kuchingoro in Abuja, also launched ‘pupils […]

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Emergency operation: NEMA to partner FCT counterpart

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

As part of efforts to strengthen and align its capabilities for effective risk reduction and disaster management throughout the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for partnership with the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This call was made by the new Head of Operations Abuja Operation Office, NEMA, Mr. Bitrus Samuel, who […]

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Abuja residents commend FCT minister over FHSS

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have again commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Bello, on the efforts and improvement of Federal Health Service Scheme (FHSS) programme. The residents noted that contrary to the wrong implementation of Federal Government programmes in the past, that the present FCT administration has

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We’ll expand Gosa dump site road, says FCT Perm sec

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

In a bid to ensure free and seamless movement of trucks in and out of Gosa dump site, Permanent Secretary of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa, has given indication that FCT Administration would soon expand Gosa dump site road to pave way for unhindered movement of trucks going into the dump site. The […]

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We’re losing our forests to firewood, charcoal sellers, FCT chiefs lament

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Traditional rulers in the Federal capital Territory have called on the Federal Government to increase efforts on the fight against desertification in Nigeria, just as they revealed that the FCT is at the mercy of firewood and charcoal sellers, who have indulged in tree cutting to feather their nest. The royal fathers in the FCT […]

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Bello charges religious leaders to support anti-graft war

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Religious leaders have been called upon to voice out their support for the on-going fight against corruption by highlighting its ills in their preaching and sermons. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, gave the charge when a delegation of the Union of African Muslim Scholars paid him a courtesy visit in his office in […]

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FCT NUT storm FCTA secretariat, protest against LG autonomy

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

Over 400 teachers, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) FCT chapter, on Monday, stormed the Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in protest, demanding to be left out of the planned Local Government autonomy, stating that such move is not to their interest. Chairman, NUT FCT chapter, Comrade Knabayi Stephen, […]

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2019 Election: We have no preferred candidate – US

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

The United States of America has declared that they are not in a position to endorse any candidate during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, but will only assist the country organise its electoral process. The US Deputy Secretary of States, John Sullivan stated this yesterday during a media interaction at the end of the […]

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Kubwa hospital embraces records digitisation

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will henceforth be accessing medical health care at the Kubwa General Hospital with ease as the hospital has switched from manual to electronic health (E-health) system. Before now, the manual procedure in the facility had subjected healthcare seekers to spending longer time on queues in the process of […]

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2 civil servants jailed 105 years for fraud in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Monday sentenced two civil servants, Mohammed Audu and Yusuf Ayodeji, to 105 years imprisonment, for fraudulent activities. The convicts who were Procurement Officers in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in July 2016. Audu was […]

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Stakeholders urge FCTA to include media in developmental programmes

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Experts and stakeholders in urban planning have called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to include the media in the efforts to review the long overdue FCT master plan. The call was made during a media empowerment seminar organised by the FCT Administration towards equipping media practitioners with the topic “The role of the […]

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Mambilla Hydro-Power project will boost Abuja road completion – FCT Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has said that the approved construction of the 3,050 megawatts Mambilla Hydro-Power project would boost road completion in Abuja. Bello, who was a guest on the NTA Live-news broadcast NTA in Abuja, on Friday, spoke on the approved construction of the 3, 050 megawatts Hydro-Power project by the Federal […]

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Group, UBEB unveil FCT first annual all schools essays/quiz contest

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

A group, `Petitkelven Concept’, in collaboration with FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) has unveiled the first national all schools essays/quiz competition to motivate schools and students in the territory for academic excellence. Mr. Chidi Chukwuma, the Coordinator of the group, said this at a news conference during the unveiling of the competition in Abuja […]

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Transport unions pledge support to FCTA

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Contrary to the rumour making the round on the possibility of the coalition of transportation unions across the Federal Capital Territory embarking on mass strike, in protest to the mass arrest of unpainted taxis the unions, the unions have debunked the rumour, thereby throwing their weight behind the FCTA and agreeing to its policies to […]

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Kuje residents laud FCTA over road sweeping

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Residents of the Kuje Area Council of the FCT have commended the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), over daily sweeping of the major roads in the council. A cross section of residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Kuje, called for the extension of the exercise to other areas […]

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FCT residents kick over poor sanitation of abattoirs

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Resident of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have condemned the award given to newly appointed Secretary of the Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Hon Nzekwe Stanley Ifeanyichukwu, by the Nigeria veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) despite the poor state of abattoirs in the territory. Reacting over the surprise award given to Ifeanyichukwu,