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FCT Correspondent,
NAN Abuja.
By Deborah Coker Stakeholders in the security sector on Friday in Abuja, stressed the need for inter-agency collaboration in the protection of Nigeria’s crude oil and gas assets. The stakeholders spoke as discussants at the two-day 13th National Security Seminar, organised by the Alumni Association of the National DefenceContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the disbarment of N10 million grants to 20 women farmers in the FCT. The grant is under the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative’s (RHI) Women Agricultural Empowerment programme. Mandate SecretaryContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to appear in court for his trial. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that even if an arrest warrant issued against him was illegally obtained, the defendant (Bello) should stillContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria has unveiled 56 distinguished young Nigerians selected for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Mandela Washington Fellowship is a programme of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Havel Corporate Concept, an affiliate of ioSafe Nigeria, has unveiled projects designed to transform Abuja into a smart city. The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Dr Ahmed Badanga, unveiled the projects at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday. Badanga identified the projects as AbujaContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some youth groups and other stakeholders have called for the use of technology and innovation to promote HIV prevention, meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and “95-95-95” targets of ending AIDS by 2030. They made the call at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Nigeria HIV PreventionContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) and some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for a readjustment of the current draft of the WHO pandemic agreement particularly in developing nations. They specifically called for the readjustment of the draft of the World Health Organisation (WHO) pandemic agreementContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Mr Ali Khwaja, Chairman of KTrade Securities, a Pakistani-based stock and commodity outfit, has predicted a decline in U.S. dollar value globally in the coming years. Khwaja made this known on Thursday during a virtual analysis of the KTrade Securities research report. He attributed restrictive fiscalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has inducted desk officers to improve service delivery across FCT public primary and secondary schools. FCTA Head of Civil Service, Dr Udo Atang, said during the induction in Abuja, that the move was part of ongoing efforts to deliver quality servicesContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will deal squarely with land grabbers, no matter how highly- placed. Wike gave the warning when officials of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), FCT Chapter, visited him in AbujaContinue Reading
