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By Philip Yatai The Office of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has denied any plan by the minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to invite the nation’s anti-graft agencies to investigate his predecessor, Malam Muhammad Bello. The Director of Press, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, made the rebuttal in a statement inContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is aligning skills acquisition with formal and nonformal education in its mass literacy programme. The acting Secretary of the secretariat, Malam Abdulrazaq Leramoh, stated this at a press conference to mark the 2023 International Literacy Day (ILD).Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has advised the Chairmen of the six Area Councils in FCT to constitute a Surveillance Committee in their respective councils to curb insecurity. Wike gave the advice while responding to the challenges outlined by the councils’ chairmenContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has rejected the repeated variations of the Ushafa – Bwari Road project contract amount. Wike declared his rejection while briefing journalists after a visit to the project sites along with the Minister of State, FCT, DrContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Southern Kaduna Journalist’ Forum (SKJF), a media advocacy group, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to allocate the Kaduna State ministerial slot to Southern Kaduna for fairness and inclusive governance. The forum made the call through its chairman, Mr Ango Bally at a news conference inContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government and Sightsavers Nigeria, an NGO, have called for increased awareness of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affecting the reproductive system of women and girls. They made the call at the sideline of the FGS research findings in OgunContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says owners of landed properties owing the FCT Administration (FCTA) ground rents, amounting to N34 billion would be penalised. Wike stated this when members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee Investigating Failure of Mass TransportationContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mandate Secretaries for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, made the announcements in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. ThoseContinue Reading
FCT Minister tasks corps members on wealth creation, employers of labour By Philip Yatai Dr Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday, urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, to thrive toward becoming wealth creators and employers of labour. Mahmoud stated this atContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday demolished shanties at Kabusa Junction in Dutse District, Abuja. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, who led the operation, told journalists that the removal of the illegal structures was to sanitise the area. Galadima explained that theContinue Reading
