By Joan Nwagwu Civil servants have urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to be sensitive to workers’ plights. The workers, through their umbrella bodies, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The workers, while speaking on the delay in the payment of their salaries, wage awardContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has issued a one-week notice to squatters taking refuge under bridges in Garki, Wuse and Maitama districts in Abuja, to vacate or be forcefully removed. Dr Fred Kpakol, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Environmental and Waste Management,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has told elite in the FCT not to expect good roads and other infrastructure without paying tax due to the FCT Administration. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, inaugurated the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work on bridges in Maitama, Garki and Utako districts on Tuesday in Abuja. The roads cover 57 kilometres across the three districts; all in Abuja Municipal Area Council. The minister said theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Civil Service Commission will commence operation soon. Wike disclosed this on Monday, while inaugurating the construction of a five-kilometre dual carriageway in Kuje, Kuje Area Council of the FCT The minister saidContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Monday, took its dry season sensitisation campaign to the streets of Abaji, the headquarters of Abaji Area Council of the FCT. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, who led the campaign, said that the goalContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles below 200ml. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, announced the ban at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. AdeyeyeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to complete all abandoned projects across the six Area Councils of the territory. Wke gave the assurance in Kuje on Monday, while inaugurating the construction of a five-kilometre dual carriageway in Kuje, Kuje Area Council ofContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, says efforts by the FCT Administration to address insecurity are already yielding positive results. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja on Sunday, when she paid a visit to the family of Al-Kadriyar Mansoor, whose five daughters were recently released afterContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to demolish “Yar Kasuwa”, a popular market in Gwarinpa, for operating illegally. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, made the announcement during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Sunday. Galadima informed the stakeholders,Continue Reading
