Road By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the reconstruction of the Abuja–Kaduna Road. Mr Mohammed Ahmed, Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Works, disclosed this during a tour of the project sites. Ahmed said that the road links the North Central and otherContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Dr Elechi Chinedum, the Mandate Secretary, Transport, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has expressed the FCTA’s determination to build more modern terminals to improve public transportation and reduce crime in FCT. Chinedum said this on Tuesday at Jabi Park in Abuja during eye screenings and drug sensitisationContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s significant strides in road infrastructure transformation and the Minister of Works, David Umahi’s commitment to transparency in projects execution. The Chairperson of the NUJ, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, Grace Ike, gave the commendation following aContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Mobile phone dealers and other stakeholders on Lagos Island have called for youth empowerment and stricter street trading regulations to curb business disruptions and improve security around Computer Village. The stakeholders, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), urged government authorities to restore order andContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has begun a thank-you visit to the six area councils of the territory, over the outcome of the Feb. 21 area council elections in the FCT. The visits, which began with Bwari Area Council on Tuesday, according toContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N7.3 billion contracts for the provision of waste collection and management services in four delineated districts of the Federal Capital City. Chief Felix Obuah, Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of theContinue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba Some youths in Cross River have urged the Federal and state governments to urgently intervene on the collapsed portions of the Ikom-Boki-Obudu Highway. Some of the youths who spoke to newsmen in Calabar on Sunday, said that no fewer than 80 communities in five local government areasContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the death of Sen. Barinada Mpigi, representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, as a “huge loss” to the Ogoni people of Rivers and the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mpigi died onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai National Boundary Commission (NBC) has taken steps to physically demarcate the Edo and Kogi inter-state boundary. Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during a joint meeting of officials on the Edo-Kogi inter-state boundary. Adaji explained that the joint meeting wasContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has commended the European Union-funded Sustainable Integrated Development Programme for supporting Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria (SIDPIN). The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, gave the commendation in a meeting with a delegation from the UN-Habitat in Abuja. Dangiwa praised the organisationContinue Reading
