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By Justina Auta Some out-of-school girls on Wednesday, appealed to the government and relevant stakeholders to increase access to quality education and empowerment programmes to enable them to achieve their full potentials in life. The children made the call in Abuja, at an event organised to commemorate the 2023 InternationalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has honoured four retired directors for their service to humanity and contribution to the development of the secretariat. The directors, who retired after 35 years of public service were showered with gifts and accolades byContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has closed two private schools for operating below minimum standard in the FCT. The affected schools are Erudite Bright Kids at Kagini and Jane’s Angela School in Abuja Municipal Area Council The schools were closed during an operation to close allContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC) in Nigeria has called on the government at all levels to improve the quality of healthcare systems to curb preventable deaths in health facilities. The Chairperson of the coalition, Mrs Chika Offor, made the call while briefing newsmen on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman Gombe State received N26 billion as grants on its achievements under the performance-based grant component of the World Bank-assisted States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme in four years. The Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Mr Muhammad Magaji, made this known in Gombe on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of a scavengers’ colony along the road corridor cutting across Mabushi, Jahi and Kado Districts. Wike gave the order in Abuja on Tuesday, when he visited the area, officially known as ‘RoadContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has provided eyecare services and donated reading glasses to more than 500 workers in the administration. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary of Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES), FCTA, stated this during a news briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Fasawe explainedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it has reduced its emergency response time from five to three minutes to reduce casualties and save lives and properties. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, made this known during a sensitisation campaign to commemorate theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the distributions of assorted food items to vulnerable residents of the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, said at the commencement of the exercise in Abuja on Tuesday, that the goal was to ease the hardshipContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Mr Benedict Daudu, a Lawyer, as his Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation. The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, who disclosed this in aContinue Reading
