The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) securing a major victory in Gwagwalada, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) triumphed in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In Gwagwalada, the PDP candidate, Mohammed Kasim, was declared the […]
Several residents across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) moved about freely on Saturday morning, defying a strict movement restriction order put in place for the ongoing area council elections. In a bid to ensure security during the polls, the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, had previously announced a total restriction on human and vehicular […]
By Balogun Temitope Bethel Christian Centre, under Youth Province 6, Region 65 of the The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Saturday successfully hosted the 2026 Global Prayer Walk in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The event brought together youths, church workers, ministers, and members from across the province and region in a […]
The Federal Government has announced that a significant number of police officers previously assigned to protect Very Important Persons (VIPs) have been withdrawn and redeployed to communities grappling with severe security challenges across the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this development, noting that the move is part of the […]
As the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT chapter and workers of the Federal Capital Development Authority ( FCDA) set to protest unpaid wages as the apogee of the one week strike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) FCT chapter to reschedule today’s planned […]
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja has ordered workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to resume work, ruling that the right to strike is not absolute once a dispute is before the court. The order followed an interlocutory injunction granted in favour of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration, […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliate unions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to disregard a court order suspending the ongoing strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). In a circular dated January 27, 2026, and signed by its acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, the NLC instructed workers to […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has instituted legal action against the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over the indefinite strike that has paralyzed government activities in the nation’s capital. The legal battle, filed at the National Industrial Court in Abuja under suit number […]
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama has struck out the criminal charges filed by the federal government against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central. Chizoba Orji, the presiding judge, struck out the suit on Thursday after the prosecution filed a notice of discontinuance. At the hearing, West Idahosa, counsel to […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu has made more money available to state governments. Wike, who stated this during his end-of-year media chat in Port Harcourt, argued that state governments now make an annual budget of more than N1 trillion. […]
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he was not notified by the Rivers State House of Assembly members who recently left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Friday, 17 lawmakers—including Speaker Martin Amaewhule—resigned from the PDP and joined the APC. Their defection came just two […]
The chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, Ishaq Bello, has blasted members of the national assembly for contributing nothing than sleep at plenary sessions. Bello said this while speaking at the opening session of a two-day capacity building workshop for young lawyers in Abuja on Monday, August 24. He said, ”When […]
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) says it has successfully extinguished the fire that broke out on Wednesday at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). READ ALSO: President Cyril punishes minister for violating rulesThe Spokesperson of the agency, Ugo Huan, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, […]
Malam Muhammad Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has restated the administration’s commitment to completely eradicate polio in the territory. Bello gave the assurance in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, on Tuesday in Abuja. He also said that campaigns would be intensified and partnership sustained against polio to […]
Another suspected robber has been killed this morning beside the former Daughter of Charity hospital, A few metres from the Kubwa train station. The punch reports that the suspect alongside his accomplice attempted to snatch a motorcycle from a commercial motorcycle rider but their plot was foiled when their victim raised the alarm which attracted […]
Nneka Nwogwugwu Despite the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, orders to Commissioners of Police in all the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to avert any planned procession and disruption of public peace by Shi’ites members, the Islamic Movement has carried out its Ashura mourning procession in Abuja, in […]
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites have alleged that the Nigerian Police have killed three of its members in Kaduna, while observing their Ashura mourning procession on Tuesday. The group’s media coordinator, Yahaya Muhammed, while giving a situation reports of the procession across the states in Nigeria, said, ‘’Three persons were […]
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites challenged the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to storm the street of Wuse, in Abuja to carry out its Ashura mourning procession. Adamu had giving a statement yesterday cautioning the group to withdraw its planned protest, noting that the activities […]
The Federal Government has said it will provide micro-lending to about 2.5 million small trades and businesses to the lowest income earners through the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) This was disclosed by the Vice- President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by the Special Adviser (SA) to the President on Economic Matters, Dipolu […]
Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja In a bid to raise the awareness for a peaceful electoral process in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, Campaign Against Violence Election (CAVE), has taken its advocacy program to the youths on the pitch in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CAVE National Coordinator, Stephen Ushie while addressing the Journalist after a […]