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FCT minister commissions 160-Cubic metre CSR waterworks in Kwali

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2017 0

Relief came the way of Kwali community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recently as the Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, commissioned the rehabilitated and upgraded 160m3 Kwali Water-works. Addressing the residents and guests gathered to witness the occasion, Malam Bello reiterated

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Yuletide: FCT is safe, says Buratai

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has again assured diplomatic corps in Nigeria and the entire residents of the country that the Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, will be safe during and after the festive period. General Burutai, stated this while on a working visit to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mallam […]

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

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 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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Utako market imbroglio: NANTS threatens to shut down FCT markets

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

National Association of Nigerian Traders NANTS, FCT chapter has threatened to shut down all markets across the Federal Capital Territory over failure of the FCT authorities to address the issues of Utako market traders. Among the markets, NANTS said it will be closing, includes all business plazas around the city. The traders association said that […]

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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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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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Water shortage imminent in FCT as water pipe bursts

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

The FCT Water Board has said that there has been a major burst on a pipeline carrying water from the Lower Usuma Dam to Tank One which distributes water to strategic areas of the city. This explains the very low water pressure that parts of the city have been experiencing for some time now. The […]

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FCT to prioritise Education system as NNPC annual quiz contest climax

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

The FCT Administration has vowed to prioritise education in its 2018 budget to ensure the proper education of residents and also to encourage adult education for mass literacy in years to come. The Secretary of Education to FCT, Senator Isa mania, stated this during the occasion that marked the grand finale of the NNPC 2017 […]

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Area councils must work together with FCTA to witness dev’t- Bappah

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

The Secretary, Area Councils Services Secretariat (ACSS) in the FCT, Mallam Adamu Abubakar Bappah, has said that for Area Councils in the territory to witness massive development, they must work together with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Bappah added that rural development and community development are things the rural populace are yearning for and

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Abuja Streetlights: AEDC assures FCT minister of improvement

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2017 0

Hope for a significant and immediate improvement on power supply for Abuja Streetlights was kindled recently when the Managing Director of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Engr. Ernest Mapwaya, paid the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Beloo, a courtesy call in his office. The FCT Minister had at the occasion given guarantee of a […]

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Communities urge FCTA to upgrade healthcare centres

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2017 0

Residents of Idu, Gwagwa, Karmo and Jiwa communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to upgrade the three primary healthcare centres in the communities to general hospitals. Some of the residents told correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the centres were being […]

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Coming on stream of FCT IRS will boost FCTA’s revenue profile -Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

The FCT Minister, Mallam. Muhammad Musa Bello, has announced the final confirmation of the Chairman/Chief Executive of Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service -FCT IRS, Malam Abdullahi Oteh Attah, by the House of Representatives. This brings to a close the process of ratification by the two chambers of the national legislature and paves the way […]

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FCT official calls for provision storage facilities for farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

Head of Gender Unit, Agency for Science and Technology, FCT Education Board, Mrs. Hadiza Ingawa, says the provision of storage facilities will enable farmers to preserve their crops adequately for export. Ingawa made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday during the World Food Day Celebration marked by […]

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FCT transport secretary cautions AMAC taskforce over illegal duty

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

The newly appointed FCT Secretary of Transportation, Comrade Opeifa Kayode, has cautioned the leaders of Abuja Municipal Area Council Joint Taskforce who have engaged in illegal and undesignated duty against over stepping their jurisdiction as environmental and security taskforce. In what looks like clash of interest, on who controls the major axis within the Abuja […]

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Emir seeks FCTA intervention in primary healthcare provision

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

The Emir of Jiwa in the FCT, Alhaji Idris Musa, has called for the intervention of the FCT Administration in the provision of primary healthcare services. Musa made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He blamed the overstretching of existing healthcare centres in the territory […]

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57 FCT schools for Principals’ Cup tourney –Official

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

No fewer than 57 schools in the FCT are expected to take part in the 2017 Principals’ Cup tournament, scheduled to kick off from November 8 to November 28, 2017. The Vice-Chairman of the FCT Football Association, Patrick Ngwaogu, who made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday […]

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AMAC APC lauds NASS on tenement rate reversal

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2017 0

*Vows to monitor process The All Progressive Party APC in the Abuja Municipal Area council AMAC, has thumbed up decisions of the House of Representative committee on FCT on the reversal of earlier disbanded tenement rate by the council. Recall that the issue of tenement rate collection within the municipal has been a salient issue […]

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LGBT: Two homosexuals escape death by whiskers in Abuja

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By John Haruna, Abuja It was a chaotic scene, weekend, April 8, 2017, as a loud shout by a woman, one Mrs Cynthia chukwuma drew hundreds of residents to a bizarre sight where her husband, Collins obinna Chukwuma , was engaging in homosexuality. The incident, which took place at the Durumi 1 area of Abuja, […]

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FCT administration laments non-payment of utility bills

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2017 0

Worried by the failure of residents of the Federal Capital Territory to pay their utility bills, the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has begun a sensitization exercise to remind people to pay up their rates at when due, just as offenders of such laws are liable to face sanctions as obtained in the extant law […]

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FCT Pastors, Imams risk six months Jail term over illegal structures

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2017 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said that defiant clergy men operating under illegal structures in the federal Capital Territory (FCT), henceforth risks. Six months jail terms and 50 000.00 fine for failure to comply with the proper building regulations obtainable in original Abuja master plan. Before now the nation’s capital city has