By Angela Atabo FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has partnered with RCL Safety Centre to strengthen emergency preparedness and resilience in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Acting Director-General of FEMD, Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the 2025 FEMA-RCL Emergency Management Forum themed “Preparedness for theContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Nigeria (CILT Nigeria), says the key priority of the new administration will focus on securing legislative recognition and driving comprehensive institutional transformation for economic growth. The CILT Nigeria’s President and Chairman of Council, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at hisContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated the underperforming Abuja-Lokoja road contracts following an exhaustive performance review. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting held with the ministry and selected contractors. He saidContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza G-text Holdings, a global real estate development company, says the private sector is responsible for over 50 per cent reduction in housing deficit recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Njoku Michael, the G-text Executive Director, said this in Abuja during the launch and physical allocationContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has called on female architects across the country to take on greater leadership roles in advancing green construction, safer and sustainable national development. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa,Continue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Federal Government has set aside Dec. 12 to Dec. 17 to publicly open Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway for public use. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, gave the assurance on Sunday in Lagos during a review of outstanding works on Section 1Continue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has urged FCT residents to engage actively in its safety programmes to reduce disasters. The acting Director-General, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, made the call on Friday in Abuja while highlighting the department’s partnership with RCL Industrial Safety Centre for theContinue Reading
By Adewale Owoade The National Assembly’s House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening legislative measures aimed at curbing energy theft across Nigeria’s energy sector. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Hamisu Ibrahim, made this assurance during an oversight visit to the Executive Management of IbadanContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has inaugurated Dr Musa Babayo as the new Chairman of the Board of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), charging him to deliver on safer roads. The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, while inaugurating the chairman in Abuja, emphasised that the appointmentContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe State Government says it has targeted N39billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), to finance the 2026 budget. Mr Salihu Baba-Alkali, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, said this while presenting the 2026 budget breakdown. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Inuwa YahayaContinue Reading
