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UK unveils new British High Commission building in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and International Development Secretary Priti Patel, made this known at the unveiling ceremony of the new British High Commission on Thursday in Abuja. The United Kingdom government has promised to attain a better bilateral and diplomatic relationship with

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3,000 farmers in Abaji get sesame seeds from RMRDC

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has presented improved variety of sesame seeds to over 3000 farmers in Abaji, a suburb of the Federal Capita; Territory. The scheme was designed to position the farmers for commercial production of the crop. The council distributed large quantities of the crop, known for its high quality oil […]

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Completion of all road projects in FCT our priority, says Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has declared that it is the priority of his Administration to ensure the completion of all road projects within its domain as such to address progress of numerous infrastructure on ongoing in the FCT. Such projects, according to the Minister, includes the B6 and B12 Roads otherwise known […]

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FCT Fire Service lauds synergy with Police, other security agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

The Director of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service Department, Mr. Femi Opetunsin, has emphasised the synergy between FCT Police Command and the Fire Service. He also commended the good relationship between both bodies, urging that such should continue. Opetunsin spoke when he met with police top brass at the FCT Command headquarters recently. The […]

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Experts meet in Abuja on diabetes, other non-communicable diseases

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

No less than 100 delegates will converge on Abuja today (August 23) and tomorrow to discuss and share ideas on how to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes in Nigeria. A statement by Mrs. Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, in Abuja on Saturday, said the meeting is […]

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FCT minister condoles with family of late cameraman

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has consoled the family of Chief Cameraman of the FCT Administration, late Aliyu Yuguda Wakili, who died last week Tuesday. The Minister, while expressing deep regret, stated that the FCT Administration received the news of his demise with a deep sense of loss and sorrow but with total […]

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Tricycle operators bemoan ‘harassment’, high charges by FCT VIO

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

The Abuja Tricycle Riders Association (ATRA) popularly known as Keke operators, have cried out against alleged incessant harassment and heavy levies imposed on them by Directorate of Road Traffic Services, otherwise known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), in the Federal Capital Territory. Chairman of the Tricycle operators otherwise called Keke NAPEP, Alhassan Haskie,

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Disaster mgt: FEMA seeks more collaboration with stakeholders

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

Director General, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alhaji Abbas Idriss, has called for more collaboration among stakeholders in the critical sub-sector for effective response to disaster management in the territory. Alhaji Idriss made the call when men and officers of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) paid him a courtesy

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AMAC APC lauds NASS on tenement rate reversal

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has hailed the decisions of the House of Representative committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the reversal of earlier disbanded tenement rate by the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). Recall that the issue of tenement rate collection within the municipal has been […]

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Stakeholders laud FCTA over business-friendly environment

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

It was a cascade of commendations as participants at the 6th Gwagwalada Trade Fair took time to laud Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for creating a good environment for their businesses to thrive. For instance, Events Manager of Temporal Global Affairs, Mr. Simon Alo, said the purpose of trade fairs was to move markets closer […]

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My husband divorced me three times, victim tells Abuja court

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

A housewife, Fatima Larai Ndako, has told a Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja, that her husband, Mustapha I. Suleiman, allegedly divorced her thrice but kept denying having done so. Ndako, who filed a suit before the court to seek for dissolution of her five-year-old marriage with her husband, alleged that anytime there […]

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Illorin 2017 youths sports festival: FCT upbeat for glory

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

As the All Nigeria National Youths Sports Festival kicks off early next week, Federal Capital Territory Administration through its Sports department, has expressed confidence on clinching several laurels when the game get underway. Speaking to our reporter in Abuja, the FCT Director of Sports, Chief (Mrs.) Dilichukwu Onyedimma, said that her office has perfected moves […]

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Intrigues as FCT labour unions kick against appointment of perm sec

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The recent appointment permanent secretary for the FCT may have unsettled organised labour in the Federal Capital Territory as the FCT Joint Unions Action Committee has condemned the administrative misdemeanor, insisting that appointment distorts Order 1 of 2004. The FCT Joint Unions Action Committee in a press briefing expressed disbelief on the continued flaunting the

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FCT Police nab 3 for stealing electric cables

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The police in Gwarinpa Abuja have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing electrical cables valued at N1.1 million from a building in Sahara Estate. Police source said two people had stolen the cables over a period of time during which some of the stolen items were sold to one Abdullahi who resides at Mai Shayi […]

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Bello orders FCTA to take stock of mass housing structures in Lokogoma

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Mass Housing Department to undertake a comprehensive study of the infrastructural challenges in Lokogoma District. Represented by the Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Abbas Idris, Bello gave the directive during a condolence visit to the

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Flood disaster: FCTA under pressure to repair roads

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

It was a baptism of fire as the newly appointed Permanent Secretary to Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr. Christian Ohaa, had a day after assumption of office was confronted with mass protest by residents of Lokogoma Estate on the recent menace of flood disaster that claimed several lives. The Abuja Times can recall that […]

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Make Abuja your investment hub for West Africa, Bello tells Polish trade delegation

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has urged visiting delegation from Poland to make Abuja the hub for Polish investment in West Africa. The FCT Minister made this call when organisers of the Polish-Nigeria Business and Investment Summit (PONBIS) paid him a courtesy visit recently. The Minister expressed concern that the commercial relationship between […]

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FCTA to accelerate dev’t as revenue board swings into action

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The journey towards shoring up internally generated revenue (IGR) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will receive a shot in the arm with the planned inauguration of the FCT Inland Revenue Service (IRS) this week. The money-spinning agency will also streamline issues of multiple taxation, a frequent complaint of business persons. Against the backdrop of the […]

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Bello canvasses good relations between executive, legislature

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has canvassed for good working relations between Council Chairmen and Councillors of the FCT Area Councils. The Minister gave this counsel when the Speakers’ Forum of the FCT Area Council legislative houses paid him a courtesy call recently. Malam Bello also charged the leadership of the Area Councils to […]

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AEPB urges FCT residents to engage in proper waste mgt

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has advised Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents to use waste bins and avoid throwing waste in drainage channels. Head of Department of Solid Waste Management, AEPB, Mr. Omogiade Omoruyi, gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Omoruyi said that the […]