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By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday repatriated 217 destitutes, street baggers and vagabonds, evacuated from the street of the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Alhaji Sani Amar-Rabe, Director, Department, Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the FCTA, made the disclosure in an interview withContinue Reading

By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government, on Friday expressed its determination to strengthen the capacity of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to build a resilient mechanism towards supporting less privileged Nigerians. Dr Sani Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Sani Gwarzo, stated thisContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Mogbede The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has slammed a fine of N5 million on Channels Television for breaking the broadcasting law in a programme with Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the televisionContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reiterated commitment to mitigate any threat posed by flood, which is expected to increase from the global impact of climate change. The Director-General of FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, said this during the 2023 joint tour of flood proneContinue Reading

By Ruth Oketunde Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Tuesday distributed agro-chemical products and farm inputs to 120 selected farmers across the 12 existing political wards in the area council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maikalangu presented the donation to the beneficiaries duringContinue Reading

By Naomi Sharang Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP-FCT) has unveiled constituency projects worth N2.8 billion across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Aduda, also Senate Minority Leader, inspected the projects across various wards of Bwari and Abuja Municipal Area Council ( AMAC) aimed at improving the living condition of the people atContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris A Muslim cleric, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, on Friday in Abuja urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to improve electronic banking services to ease the lives of citizens. Al-Yolawi, who is the Chief Imam, Jumma’at Mosque, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, made the call while delivering his Jumma’ahContinue Reading

By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja said it would invest more in meteorological data generation to improve weather prediction across the country. Prof. Mansur Matazu, the Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) made the promise during his keynote address on the occasion of the World Meteorological Day.Continue Reading

By Ruth Oketunde Residents of Damgma and Wupa communities in Jiwa and Gwagwa wards of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) have commended the chairman of the area council for executing people-centered projects in their communities. The residents expressed their appreciation when the chairman inaugurated some projects in the communitiesContinue Reading