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 Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has unveiled plans to include families of wounded and fallen soldiers in the national social register and its poverty alleviation programmes. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu, made this known during a meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen.Continue 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
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the N85 billion contract for the provision of infrastructure for the Wasa Affordable Housing project in Wasa District, Abuja. Wike expressed the displeasure when he led the Minister of State for FCT,Continue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) is set to collaborate with an Information Communication Technology (ICT) company known as ‘Educatial’ to have a skilled, competent and responsible public service. The Director-General of BPSR, Dr Ibrahim Arabi, on Friday in Abuja said the collaboration was aContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde/ Ndubuisi Nwachukwu Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) says the Park and Pay policy in the City Center and some other parts of the FCT began on Friday. Maikalangu said this while addressing a news conference at the council secretariat onContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will commence a two-day nationwide warning strike from Sept. 5 to 6,except the Federal Government addresses the excruciating suffering of the masses. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive CouncilContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Mr Ioannis Plotas, the Greece Ambassador to Nigeria has expressed his country`s readiness to support the Federal Government in its efforts to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Plotas stated this when he met with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta EduContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Joint Task Force Team of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday impounded and crushed no fewer than 400 commercial motorcycles for operating illegally in Abuja capital city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the motorcycles were impounded at strategic spots the motorcyclists useContinue Reading
