Editor/Assistant Chief Correspondent,
FCT Correspondent,
NAN Abuja.
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged the House of Representatives to translate the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 to tangible benefits for Nigerians. Wike stated this at a two-day retreat, organised by Members of the HouseContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is open to partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on teachers’ training. Wike stated this when the Chief Representative of JICA in Nigeria, Mr Yuzurio Susumu, visited him in AbujaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved emergency work on Dogon Gida box culvert which is on the verge of collapse. Mr Felix Abuah, the Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), stated this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Federal Capital Territory Administration, has handed over to the police, a staff of Parks and Recreation Department for allegedly cutting down trees illegally within the capital city. The Coordinator of the council, Mr Felix Obuah, made this known in an interviewContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Federal Capital Territory Administration, has declared war on vandals of manhole covers and streetlights in the territory. The Coordinator of the council, Mr Felix Obuah, made this known in Abuja, while reacting to the unabated vandalism of manhole covers andContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Federal Capital Territory Administration, says it will relocate Apo Mechanic Village and artisans loitering in the area to give way for road construction. The coordinator of the council, Mr Felix Obuah, disclosed this during a meeting with the Apo MechanicContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said that it conducted 5,592 occupational safety and health activities at various workplaces across the nation in the last one year. Mrs Maureen Allagoa, Managing Director of NSITF said this on Monday in Abuja during a tree planting ceremonyContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey (NFCMS) shows that 33 per cent of Nigerian children under five years suffer stunted growth. Nebeolisa Anako, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP), disclosed this at the opening of a two-day National Launch of theContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye Fidelity Bank Plc share price has recorded a 297 per cent growth on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) in the last 13 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that data from the NGX showed that the bank’s share price grew by 297 per centContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Initiative for the Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), an NGO, has inaugurated a “Waste-to-Wealth” plastic recycling hub in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The facility is expected to curb indiscriminate dumping of refuse and also to empower residents.Continue Reading
