Editor/Assistant Chief Correspondent,
FCT Correspondent,
NAN Abuja.
By Philip Yatai The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has promised to rejuvenate the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to make great impact in future elections in the FCT. Mahmoud said this at a meeting with the FCT chairman, officials, and other members ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some women entrepreneurs have decried poor access to funding, investment, and loans to boost their businesses. The women, who made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said this had affected their businesses negatively and made themContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has canvassed for reliable seasonal forecasts for the African sub-regions to mitigate impact of climate change. Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General /Chief Executive Officer of NiMet made the call on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of a four-day regional climateContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ) and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights(AfCHPR) have pledged to strengthen global jurisprudence through regular peer review mechanisms. The two judicial institutions made this known during a peer review meeting of their officials, when a delegation from theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Amb. Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, has said that mainstreaming human rights through compliance and accountability was crucial to tackling terrorism. Adeoye made this known at a high-level strategic AU-EU-UN-ECOWAS steering committee partnership project meeting, for the enhancement ofContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu An Abuja- based food content creator, Mr Monachimso Nwana, has declared interest to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) by visiting over 165 restaurants in different parts of Abuja in 24 hours. Nwana, who is also the Director of Brian’s Abuja Food Quest, disclosed this whileContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to revamp orphanages in FCT to international standards. The Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed this at an event organised to commemorate the 2024 International Orphanage Day. The event was held at RedeemedContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman/Funmilayo Adeyemi Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have experienced high turnout of students as they resume for the third term academic session. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored school resumption in Abuja on Monday observed students’ enthusiasm as they go about theirContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Board of Directors of First Bank Plc has appointed Olusegun Alebiosu the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank. A statement issued by the board of the bank in Abuja on Monday, said the appointment followed the resignation of the former CEO, Dr AdesolaContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher and Eletta Mercy Hon. James Sule, the Permanent Secretary of The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, has appealed to Nigerian stakeholders to emulate China’s efforts in language preservation to prevent indigenous languages form extinction. Sule made the appeal during an interview on theContinue Reading
