By Ukpono Ukpong The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Abuja Gwarinpa is a popular area under AMAC in the Federal Capital Territory
By Ukpono Ukpong The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, has announced plans to pursue legal action against residents alongside revenue collectors who connive to defraud the Area Council. Addressing a briefing yesterday in Abuja, Maikalangu urged those owing tenement rates since 2021 to settle their bills to avoid legal
By Ukpono Ukpong The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu yesterday called on the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike to provide water for residents of Maitama district of the territory, to avoid incessant digging of boreholes in the area. In his speech during the flag-off of 57 km […]
…Wike is bumper gift to FCT, he says Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu is the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In this interview with our Correspondent, NNAH DOUGLAS, Maikalangu bared his mind on his humble beginning, achievements in office so far and challenges in less than one year. He also gave his views on the […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, yesterday embarked on inspection tour of some ongoing projects in four political wards of zone A in the council. Addressing journalists after the inspection tour, Maikalangu said the projects were in fulfilment of the promises he made during campaigns. The chairman said most […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Taskforce on Revenue Monitoring and Enforcement has raided the popular Area 11 traffic junction in Abuja, arresting over 10 suspected illegal revenue collectors. The team, comprising the Nigeria Police, DSS and paramilitary agencies, accompanied the AMAC Taskforce team to burst the den of the illegal tax […]
BY Ukponoy UKPONG The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, has called on all the district heads of communities within the area councils to advice their youths to ensure a peaceful electoral process during and after the general election. Maikalangu made this call during an emergency meeting with all the traditional rulers […]
By Ukpono Ukpong An indigenous civil society organisation under the auspice of Abuja Grassroots Development Network (AGDN) has raised alarm over plots by an agency in the FCTA to strip the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of almost all the constitutionally approved revenues. This, according to the group, is a deliberate move to frustrate all […]
Doosuur Iwambe The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has notified residents within its jurisdiction that it will henceforth take charge of the removal and disposal of wastes, and the collection of waste disposal levies within the Council. The notification followed what the Council described as a misleading publication by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board wherein
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Thursday inaugurared mass vaccination campaign against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Abdullahi Candido, Chaiman, AMAC, said at the Primary Health Care Centre Mabushi that the programme would take more than 972,000 eligible persons in approved vaccinated centres in FCT. Candido, represented by Mr Lawrence Onuchukwu, the
Ukpono Ukpong No fewer than 100 illegal buildings were demolished in Kuchibedna community, in gwarinpa district, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) for allegedly encroaching on right of way for major road infrastructure. Most of the affected structures were worship centres, brothels, makeshift open market, residential buildings, viewing centres and shanties, purportedly
The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr Abdullahi Candido, on Friday inaugurated three blocks of classrooms at the L.E.A Primary, Gwarinpa. The chairman also inaugurated the upgraded Sakaruyi Palace in Karu ward of the area council. Speaking at the inauguration of the classroom blocks, the chairman said the classrooms would complement the effort of […]
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has approved the disbursement of N26.9 million scholarships for tertiary students in the council. Mr. Abdullahi Candido, Chairman, AMAC disclosed this at the 2021 retreat for journalists on Thursday in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Candido, who stated that the scholarship would be given to both indigenes and non-indigenes of the […]
The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Candido has called on officials of the council to intensify efforts at widening the dwindling revenue profile, to ensure effective service delivery to the people. In particular, Candido directed the legal and finance units of the council to reclaim all revenue sources, which have been encroached upon […]
Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Candido, has directed all council’s workers, except those on essential services to remain at home for two weeks as part of the council’s measure to curtain the spread of the deadly disease called Coronavirus. According to a statement by the council’s Divisional Head Information/Public
The Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, has directed all Council’s workers, except those on essential services to remain at home for two weeks as part of the Council’s measure to curtain the spread of the deadly disease called Coronavirus. According to a statement by the Council’s Divisional Head Information/Public
The Rotary Club Abuja Metro has donated a 10- bed basic/type 11 primary healthcare centre valued at N22 million to support healthcare delivery system in the Federal Capital Territory. Speaking during the official inauguration and handing-over of the project, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, commended the Rotary Club for assisting the […]
Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Candido, has urged residents of the council to be calm and patient following the purported news of his suspension. Candido, who said this while briefing newsmen, noted that the decision taken by members of the legislative arm remains a figment of their imagination. He noted that […]
Mr Abdullahi Candido, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has urged traders to relocate to the new Kurudu market to boost socio-economic development in the area. Candido gave the advice in Abuja on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Abia Govt. threatens to shutdown sub-standard private schools He said that relocating to the new market would not only […]
A chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Gwagwa ward in Abuja Municipal Area Council AMAC, Alhaji Ja’afaru Alhassan Gwagwa, has declared his intention to contest for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship position in 2019 election. Gwagwa, who made his intention known in Gwagwa community, at the weekend, told his numerous supporters that […]