By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has reopened the barricaded slip road connecting Goodluck Jonathan Expressway with Ring Road II at Galadimawa Interchange. The acting Director-General of the Department, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, explained that the slip road was barricaded on June 25 to mitigate floodingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has begun mobilising support for women, experiencing menopause for households’ stability and general wellbeing of families. The Mandate Secretary of the secretariat, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, said that the move was part of the secretariat’s efforts to promote emotionalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The world’s largest association for security professionals, ASIS International, has commended the commitment of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in addressing insecurity in the territory. The Chairman of the Abuja Branch 273, Mr Edward Orim, gave the commendation during the association’s 2024 AnnualContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Dr Mariya Mahmoud, the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has urged prospective graduates for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to be creative and innovative to serve communities better. Mahmoud made the call during the NYSC pre-mobilisation workshop in Abuja on Tuesday. She saidContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Brunel Business School, Brunel University, London, have partnered to strengthen entrepreneurship among secondary school students. Ainurul Rosli, Professor of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, Brunel University, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the unveiling of the Brunel-FCTContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration’s efforts to develop satellite towns and rural areas of the territory is sacrosanct. Wike gave the assurance during the inauguration of the construction of Asuquo Okon Road (Road CN8), from Obafemi AwolowoContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu has approved owner-occupier housing scheme for judges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FCT Minister Nyesom Wike stated this at the groundbreaking of 40 housing units Judges’ Quarters project, at Katampe District, Abuja on Monday. The 40 housing units was for judicial officers ofContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai/Angela Atabo The Federal Capital Territory Administration has begun a post-development audit of buildings in the FCT. Chief Felix Obuah, Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), made this known while inaugurating a Ministerial Committee on Post-Development Audit of Buildings in the FCT. Obuah explained while inauguratingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Dr Tony Okocha, Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in Rivers, has said that FCT minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of the APC. He told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the 27 Rivers lawmakers currently in a bitter political struggle with Gov. Siminalayi FubaraContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), has given the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) 48-hour ultimatum to clean up Abuja. The Coordinator of the Council, Chief Felix Obuah, gave the ultimatum after an emergency meeting with management of the board and contractors handling refuse evacuation in AbujaContinue Reading
