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Health care: FCTA steps up campaign on depression

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

As part of its preventive measure against the increasing prevalence of depression as a health condition, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified its public education by stepping up awareness among FCT residents about the scourge. Acting Secretary, FCT Health and

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Land use disputes: Urban tribunal decries poor patronage

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

The FCT Urban and Regional Planning Tribunal (URPT) has decried low patronage of its services by private developers and relevant stakeholder departments and agencies in addressing disputes from land and physical development in the territory. The development, which tends to slow down the tribunal’s pace of operation, was attributed to the lackadaisical attitude of

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We’ll arrest tricycle, okada riders violating ban – FCTA

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated the already existing partial ban on operations of tricycles, otherwise called Keke NAPEP, and motorcycles (Okada) in some areas of the Territory. FCTA Secretary for Transportation, Suleiman Abdulraham, reiterated this while addressing Keke and Okada operators during last round of enlightenment campaign

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Jubilation as female football returns in FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

Years after the disbanding of the FCT Queens, the female football team in the Federal Capital Territory, efforts is being made to establish a new and formidable female team capable of creating employment for the teeming talented female football players in the FCT. Recall that FCT female football team in the past had recorded more […]

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Out-going FCT SEB director tasks teachers on commitment to service

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

The outgoing Acting Director, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Secondary Education Board (SEB), Hajiya Maryam Hassan, has charged members of staff and indeed teachers in the FCT secondary education board to be dedicated to the call of duty to mold the future of any nation. She said this while bowing out of service recently after putting in […]

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FCTA unveils approved essential drugs from WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) through its Health and Human Services Secretariat has unveiled its Essential Medicines List for use in all the FCTA hospitals. Speaking during the occasion recently, the Acting Secretary FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, Mrs. Alice Odey –Achu, said FCTA Essential Medicines List has been put together against the

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FCTA to revamp economy, train staff on waste recycling management

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

In an effort to bring economic diversification in a stressed mono-economy, states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory, device means of boosting its economy by creating job opportunities to the teeming youths. It is in this regard that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) tends to boost capacity for more effective service delivery […]

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Bello urges council chairmen to defray arrears of unpaid salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

FCT Minister’s concern for the welfare of workers was again on display when he urged the Area Councils in the territory to use the recently received N684 million Paris Club loan refund to defray the arrears of salaries owed their staff. Malam Muhammad Musa Bello gave this charge while fielding questions with the Senate Committee […]

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Atiku warns of attempt to duplicate Rwandan Genocide in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2017 0

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned a song wishing members of the Igbo ethnic group dead. The song, which has been circulating on social media, was published by online news medium, Sahara Reporters, over the weekend. In a statement issued by Atiku’s media office Monday, the former vice-president urged the security services to “apprehend, try, […]

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Regular exercises boost human productivity, says FCTA Perm Sec

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The Management of Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) says exercising the body regularly helps in reducing health challenges and increases human productivity. The FCTA Permanent Secretary, Babatope Ajakaiye, represented by Amina Abubakar, Director, Human Resources, made the assertion at the third inauguration of Steering Committee of the authority’s Jogging Exercise

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FCT residents laud INEC for 16 additional CVR centres

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

Residents of Federal Capital Territory (NAN) on Tuesday commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for creating additional 16 centres for ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the territory. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the new centres would ease the suffering people were experiencing going to the only centre at […]

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FG to construct new NYSC Orientation camp in FCT- Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The Federal Government says it will soon commence the construction of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp in Kwali, FCT, according to the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello. Bello said this in Abuja on Friday at the Swearing-In Ceremony of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ Stream II set of corps members at the NYSC […]

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World Bank is waiting for Katampe PPP, says ICRC DG

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The Acting Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr. Chidi Izuwa, has disclosed that the World Bank is waiting for the success of the Katampe District Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) engineering infrastructure project as a model which it can spread round the world. Izuwa made this revelation in his remark at the inauguration of the

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Abuja to become Africa’s conference capital – FCT minister

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The FCT Administration believes one of the major benefits from its massive investments in the completion of ongoing projects would be the positioning of Abuja as a major conference hub not only in Nigeria but in Africa. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, gave this indication when he received members of the International Civil […]

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Be vigilant to safeguard public investments, Bello tells FCT residents

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has called on the citizens of FCT to support the Administration’s efforts to safeguard public infrastructure by being vigilant to the activities of hoodlums bent on sabotaging the huge investments government is making to procure them. Malam Bello made the appeal while in continuation of his inspection tour […]

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FCT hospitals management board denies recruitment exercise

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The Federal Capital Territory Hospitals Management Board has denied the purported ongoing recruitment of qualified medical personnel as published in some social media platforms, just as the Board has warmed members of the public to be weary of fraudsters. The Board also warned unsuspected members of the public not to pay any money to organisations […]

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Agency mulls eviction, demolition of homes on flood plains in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

As a precautionary measure against floods expected between August and September, the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is considering the forceful eviction of those residing in flood prone areas as well as demolishing homes built on flood plains. This is against the backdrop of recent warning to those residing on flood prone areas to voluntarily […]

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FCT Police command nab armed robbery suspect, recover arms

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said on Sunday it had arrested a member of an armed robbery gang that specialised in robbing people of phones, bags and other valuables at gun point. Its spokesman, Mr. Anjuguri Manza, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the suspect, Joseph Okanga, was arrested by […]

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Excitement as GSSS Abuja graduates 267

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

A total of 267 students, split into 174 male and 93 female, of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Maitama, graduated for the 2015/2016 academic session. The visibly excited students were sent forth, being the first such ceremony since the school was moved from Pyakassa to Maitama in 2014. Top officials of the Federal Capital Territory […]

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Kingibe, two others emerge AMAC delegates for APC convention

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2017 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has affirmed the nominations of Hajya Ireti Kingibe and two others as its delegates for the forthcoming non-elective national convention of the party. APC stakeholders in the council had nominated Kingibe, Yakubu Karshi and Diugwu Chukwuemeka Peter, and at a special state Congress […]