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By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has debunked reports suggesting that he is lobbying to be appointed Director-General (DG) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Wike made the rebuttal in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public CommunicationsContinue Reading
By Kennedy Sheyin The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has organised a stress management and emotional wellbeing workshop for law enforcement officers to boost service delivery and interaction with civil society. The training workshop, organised in partnership with the Rashtriya Raksha University, India, took place at the FRSC headquarters onContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Credible Elections has appealed for diplomatic engagement from the United States of America and the British Government to support credible governorship election in Osun. The appeal is contained in a petition addressed to the US Ambassador in Nigeria and madeContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, says the Nigeria electricity sector is moving from counting kilowatts and megawatts to powering more communities in the country. Tegbe said this while inaugurating the Governing Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in Abuja on Friday. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says its authority to enforce traffic regulations remains fully intact and warned traffic offenders and touts of dire consequences. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi, gave the warning at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. Elechi dismissedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has assured residents of its ongoing efforts to maintain and repair traffic lights across the nation’s capital, in spite of persistent technical glitches and widespread vandalism. Speaking during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, the Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says work is ongoing to repair the storm-damaged roof of the Kubgo Bus and Taxi Terminal with a comprehensive structural redesign to withstand extreme weather. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in AbujaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will construct additional modern bus and taxi terminals across Abuja to eliminate illegal motor parks, enhance passenger safety and modernise the nation’s capital. Mr Chinedum Elechi, Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat, said this on Thursday on Abuja while briefingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned commercial transport operators operating from illegal parks and roadside locations across Abuja to move to the designated bus terminals or be shut down. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi, gave the directive during a press conferenceContinue Reading
By Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board has announced the restoration of potable water supply to Wuse 1, Wuse 2, Wuye, and Maitama Districts following brief disruptions. The board’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Umar Ako, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. AkoContinue Reading
