Abuja Times

Begin development or risk revocation- FCT Minister to Bwari

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2019 0

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has threatened to revoke all undeveloped plots at Shere Galuwyi Resettlement site in Bwari Area Council. Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Mr Austine Elemue in a statement on Friday said Aliyu gave the when she inspected facilities in Bwari

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All illegal car parks in FCT will be closed–Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2019 0

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammed Bello, has said that all illegal car parks would be closed in order to reduce alarming rate of crime and criminals in FCT. Bello said this during an advocacy visit to the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Friday in […]

News

Bello reveals plans to build 5, 000 houses in 4yrs

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2019 0

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said that part of his mandate is to deliver 5, 000 affordable houses to residents of the territory within the next four years. Malam Bello made the disclosure while inspecting the abandoned NLC/TUC mass housing project in Apo resettlement. He noted that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari […]

News

FCT minister seeks compulsory education for girls

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2019 0

FCT minister Muhammad Bello has advocated free and compulsory quality secondary education for girls as part of efforts to enhance societal development. Bello, represented by the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made the statement in Abuja, at a ceremony to mark the 2019 International Day of the Girl-Child. He described this year’s theme, […]

Abuja Times

Minister commends Korea’s educational devt in FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2019 0

FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has commended the Republic of Korea in promoting quality education in the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Minister of State expressed the appreciation of the people of the territory to the Government of the Republic of Korea for its contribution to the educational development of the nation’s […]

Abuja Times

AMMC vows to revoke licenses, prosecute abusers of recreational parks

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2019 0

Frowned at the introduction of all sort of illegal activities around parks and gardens in the nation’s capital, the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) has said that it would no longer tolerate the flagrant abuse of Park Usage by its operators. Addressing journalists during a tour on some parks in FCT, the Director of Administration […]

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FCT community decries neglect of infrastructure

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2019 0

Residents of Kwaita and Kwakwu communities in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have condemned the FCT administration for the neglect of basic infrastructure in the area. The residents who expressed dissatisfaction in separate interviews in Kuje on Monday, called on the FCT administration to come to their rescue. A resident […]

News

FCT Social Development Secretariat arrest woman for assaulting 12-yr-old maid

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

Ukpono Ukpong The Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration yesterday exposed and apprehended one Mrs. Chioma Agina Anyima for allegedly brutally assaulting her 12-year old maid, Miss Chinyere, in Dei-Dei, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council, of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the SDS Secretary, Hajiya

Crime News

Head teacher allegedly rapes 6-year-old pupil

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2019 0

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a 30-year-old head teacher of a private school in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly raping a 6-year-old pupil of his school. The suspect identified as Shedrach Nwekeagu, allegedly started off by inserting a finger into the […]

Business Headlines

States, FCT IGR hit N579.490bn in 6 months

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2018 0

…Grow revenue by 27.7% in H1 2018 …As Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, FCT top IGR table …Get N1.23trn allocation from FAAC in first 6 months The 36 States of the federation and FCT have recorded an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N579.490 billion in the first half of 2018, as against N453.833 billion posted in the […]

News Nigeria

UNESCO commends FCT on youths’ empowerment

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2018 0

The United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO), Regional Director for West Africa and Country Representatives for Nigeria, Mr. Ydo Yao has applauded the commitment and support of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) towards human development and youth empowerment programmes in the Territory. The UNESCO Boss gave this commendation, when he paid a

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FCT Building collapse: Panel recommends sack of unqualified staff

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2018 0

*Arrest, prosecution of contractor In an effort to end the unprofessional conduct of civil engineers at various Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Engineering department, a panel of enquiry set up to unravel the cause of last August Jabi building collapse, has recommended mass sack of quark workers particularly in the Development Control. The Professor Danladi […]

News Nigeria

Police parade ATM robbery suspect, others in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has nabbed one Emmanuel Onuma, 34, for stealing N14 million from an ATM gallery in Garki Area of Abuja. The suspect allegedly broke into the ATM gallery, carted away the huge sum of money midnight of October 19, 2018. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Valentine Olumese who paraded the […]

News Nigeria

Epileptic power supply: FCT minister tasks NERC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

Worried by the unsteady power supply across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and its environs, the minister of FCT, Mallam Mohammad Bello, has challenged management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for an improved supply of electricity to the City. The Minister, throw the challenge when he received the NERC Chairman, Professor James Momoh […]

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FCT minister confers honorary citizenship on visiting Gov General of Canada

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has received the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Julie Payette, who is on a State visit to Nigeria. Payette, whose plane touched down at the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at exactly 5.30pm, Sunday, October 28, received the traditional […]

News Nigeria

Fund Amnesty Programme, ex-police chief urge FG

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2018 0

A former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) commissioner of police (retd), Lawrence Alobi, has urged the Federal Government to sustain and adequately fund the Presidential Amnesty Programme to maintain the prevailing peace and security in the Niger Delta. He described the programme as a catalyst for development of the hitherto restive region. Speaking with newsmen yesterday

Editorial

World Bank rating and EODB in 5 states, FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

Nigeria’s ranking on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) has received a boost as the World Bank on Thursday announced that five states in the country- Lagos, Kaduna, Abia, Enugu, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – are making stride to improve the ease of doing business for domestic small and medium enterprises (SMES). The […]

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Senate approves Science & Technology University for FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2018 0

The Senate has approved the establishment of a specialised University of Science and Technology in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The institution if fully completed will afford more students in the FCT admission opportunities. The passage of the FCT University of Science and Technology ( Est, etc) Bill 2018 into law came 17 months after […]

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20% of FCT residents live in slums – Imande

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

Architect Victoria Imande, former Acting Director, Satellite Town Development Department (STDD) has said that an infinitesimal 20% of the population of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) resident lives in the city center as more than 80% lived in satellites towns and slums due to financial constraints. She made this known Tuesday while speaking on the […]

Headlines Politics

2019: Govs are presidential direct primaries returning officers – APC

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2018 0

…As NWC Rescheduled date of Gov primaries The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed respective State Governors to serve as Returning Officers for the Presidential Direct Primaries holding across the States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to a statement issued Thursday night by the acting National