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By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON’s delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a pre- agreement document stating the guidelines for the 2023 Hajj. The commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, made the disclosure inContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency says flood affected about 24,713 inhabitants in three of the six area councils of the FCT in 2022. Its Director-General, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the floods also damaged 131 structures. He said those affected inContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday in Abuja called for the establishment of a Safety Commission to regulate activities of gas stations. According to him, the initiative is with a view to curbing fire explosions in the territory. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji AbbasContinue Reading

By Angela Atabo An NGO, ActionAid Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government and Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to provide amenities for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Durumi in the FCT. Country Director of ActionAid, Ene Obi ,made the call at a news briefing at the campContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu has donated delivery kits and baby items to 120 mothers of newborn babies in selected Primary Health Care Centres across the six Area Councils of the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PHC facilities includedContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, called on the residents of the territory to participate in the 2023 General Elections in peace, unity and togetherness. Bello, who made the call in his new year message to the residents on Sunday in Abuja, also enjoined them to resistContinue Reading