By Ruth Oketunde Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has called on residents of the area council to protect government projects in their communities. He made the call when he led council officials and journalists on the second phase of project tour to mark hisContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Prof. Isma’ila Shehu has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to insist on engaging trained, competent and certified personnel to manage its annual hajj operations. Shehu, who is of the Department of Political Science and International Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, made the call atContinue Reading
By Ndubusi Nwachukwu/Perpetua Onuegbu The Association of Professional Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN) has charged Nigerian women to take up career professions and aspire for top positions in politics and industry. Mrs Norah Magero, the Founder, Drop Access Kenya, Winner Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, said this at the InternationalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Transport Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has assured residents of Abuja of adequate security when the Abuja Light Rail begins operations. The Secretary of the secretariat, Mr Ubokutom Nyah, gave the assurance on Wednesday, after inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation of the metro railContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reiterated the agency’s committment to building capacities of its staff and their state counterparts, to deliver excellent services during disasters in the country. Ahmed made this known during a four-day workshop organised for staff of the agencyContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice president Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday revealed that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd. (CCECC) has pledged to the complete the Abuja light rail project in May 2024. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has set up a seven-man committee for the prevention of building collapse in the federal capital, Abuja. The Director of the department, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, told newsmen after the inauguration of the committee in Abuja on Wednesday,Continue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has unveiled its service charter toward promoting efficiency and accountability in service delivery. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, the Director-General, NEMA, joined by the National Coordinator of SERVICOM, Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli, performed the unveiling of the service charter at agency’s headquarters in AbujaContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Mr Christopher Maikalangu, the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has reiterated his commitment to completing ongoing projects in the council in the next three months. Maikalangu said this in Abuja, when he led council officials and journalists on inspection tour of some ongoing projects and completedContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) said it was working to eliminate unqualified public office holders parading as procurement officers. Alhaji Sikiru Balogun, the CIPMN President, during the induction of new fellows of the institute in Abuja on Tuesday urged procurement officersContinue Reading
