Ladesope Ladelokun The process for licensing a seventh Infrastructure Company (InfraCo) for the North Central geo-political zone, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has been concluded and the license ready for award very soon. In a document obtained from its official website on Thursday, August 29, 2019, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications […]
Andrew Orolua – Abuja The Federal government last week’s Friday obtained an order of the Federal High Court Abuja proscribing the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), as a terrorist organization. The proscription followed an application brought by the federal government through the Solicitor General of the Federation, Dayo Apata. The order issued by Justice Nkeonye […]
Two sisters have been arrested by officers of the Kuje Medium Security Prison in the Federal Capital Territory for attempting to smuggle substances suspected to be cannabis and Tramadol into the prison premises for an inmate identified as John Ifeanyichukwu. A statement from the FCT prisons service command spokesperson, Humphrey Chukwuedo, says the prime suspect […]
Chairman Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator Dino Melaye, has said that no amount of intimidation or threat by the Federal government would deter him from criticising the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government on areas that it failed to deliver on its promises to citizens of this country. Melaye who was […]
…Dismisses Police prayer to stop publication A Federal Capital Territory( FCT) High Court sitting Jabi district of Abuja on Monday admitted the Publisher of the Daily Times of Nigeria, Mr. Fidelis Anosike and the Group Managing Director, Mr. Noel Anosike to bail with two sureties. Justice Aliyu Yusuf granted the applicants bail after hearing Kehinde […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has appealed to FCT residents to collectively and personally adopt measures that eliminate or reduce risks of disasters in communities. Malam Bello made this call in Gwagwa, Abuja during the official presentation of relief materials by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to victims of […]
As part of proactive measure to stem child and maternal morbidity and mortality rate in the Federal Capital Territory, the Permanent Secretary of FCTA, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa has flagged off 5 days of intensive free immunisation exercise in the territory and the six Area Councils of the FCT. The Permanent Secretary, who flagged off the […]
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have again commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Bello, on the efforts and improvement of Federal Health Service Scheme (FHSS) programme. The residents noted that contrary to the wrong implementation of Federal Government programmes in the past, which the present FCT administration has changed […]
The gender gap in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is narrow and continues to get slimmer by the day, says an agency of FCT Administration (FCTA). According to the Gender Development Department of FCTA, the gap is so small that sooner rather than later, it would be nothing to write home about. Acting Director of the […]
Doosuur Iwambe Abuja Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama has reserved judgement in the suit instituted by the people of Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District praying it to sack the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, over his continued disobedience of court order directing immediate swearing […]
The Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) on Tuesday said it would host a One-Stop-Shop platform for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to interface with relevant government agencies for easy business establishments. The Principal Officer, AEA, Mr. Chidi Ezirigwe, said this on the sidelines of a three-day ecosystem development learning initiative to improve entrepreneurship skills among […]
Residents of Gwagwa, Karmo and Jiwa communities in the Federal Capital Territory have called for government attention to the state of bad road in their areas. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a community development survey on Sunday said the state of roads affect their social and […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Awwal Ijakoro as the new Sarkin Bwari, Bwari Area Council of the FCT. Special Assistant (Media) to the FCT Minister, Mr. Abubakar Sani, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, […]
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday ordered the Federal Government to serve Senator Isah Misau representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, with five count criminal charges it preferred against him. The FG had last week preferred the five-count charge against Misau bothering on alleged injurious falsehood against Inspector General of […]
Federal Capital Territory Minister Muhammad Bello has invited investors to take advantage of business opportunities that would be offered by the completion of the FCT Light Rail Mass Transit System. Bello said on Sunday in Abuja, during a tour of ongoing light railway project in Abuja that “the entire rail transit corridor offered an array […]
Francesca Iwambe- Abuja The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory with a motion praying the court to restrain the Senate Committee from going ahead with its planned investigation into the allegations of corruption against him. The IGP is also praying the court to restrain […]
Residents of Dutsen Alhaji and Sokale, in Bwari Local Government Council Area, in Federal Capital Territory, have given the authority of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) a three-day ultimatum to cut down what they described as outrageous electricity bills or face action that would have negative effect on the operations of the company. […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed has said that he was ready and available to account for his actions while in office. The said having being in the saddle for five years, he was armed with documents and records to account for his actions in office. Mohammed said this in an interview […]
Ahead of the re-run of the Taraba State governorship election scheduled for April 25, between the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Sen. Aisha JummaiAlhassan, and the candidate of the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) Mr.DairiusIshiaku, two women groups have appealed for transparency and neutrality of both the security agencies and officials of the Independent National Electoral […]
As accreditation begins in most areas of Bwari area council in the Federal Capital Territory, Daily Times observed that INEC officials verifies only the validity of the PVC not authentication of the real owners of the cards. The implication of this exercise as our reporters observed is that somebody could use a verified card which […]