FCT residents
12 Nov
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised the recent increase in prepaid meter prices, calling it a burden amid Nigeria’s harsh economic conditions .
16 Oct
For fast becoming an enclave of kidnappings, robberies, gang violence and related criminal activities, residents have sought adequate security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
15 Oct
Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the incessant grid collapses, describing it as an embarrassment to the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nation was thrown into darkness on Monday following the collapse of the national grid. NAN reports that the collapse on Monday was the…
2 Oct
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lamented Nigeria’s economic situation as they called for the Federal Government’s intervention. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the economic downtown had affected their celebration of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary on Monday. Mr. Ikenna Azubuike,…
30 May
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, declared a seven-month free train ride for passengers, as he performed the presidential flag-off of comme
24 Mar
With the continuous increase in the price of bread, many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say they are struggling to keep up with the cost of the staple food. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, pleaded for the government’s intervention. They expressed concern that…
1 Jan
The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory in the National Assembly, Senator Ireti Kingibe, has assured her constituents of quality representation in the Federal Legislature.
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Kwara state government has announced the death of the Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Prince AbdulKadir Mahe. Mahe died Saturday morning and was buried the same day at his Moro Street residence in Adewole Estate, Ilorin, after the Asr prayer. Mourning his aide, AbdulRazaq described the deceased as a perfect gentleman, community leader,…
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The former Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Professor Nuhu Yaqub has called on the Kogi State government to introduce the study of languages of different ethnic groups in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools to avoid the extinction of the local dialects in the state. Professor Yaqub who is also a former Vice…
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In the historic kingdom of Foumban, a nearly 600-year-old ritual puts the reigning monarch on public trial for his governance, uniting crowds in a rare spectacle of tradition, accountability, and cultural pride. Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of…
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The researchers at the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have pledged that with the institute's breeding programme, the upgrade of ShikaBrown stock is expected to lay at least between 350 and 380 eggs for a 90-week cycle. According to the researchers, the need to upgrade ShikaBrown Grand Parent…
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A technical team from the Republic of South Korea has completed the installation of modern rice processing mills in Bayelsa State, in furtherance of the bilateral relationship between both parties. The installation of the state-of-the-art mills, with a capacity to process 40 metric tonnes of rice paddies per day, was completed at the state-owned School-to-Land…
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An Anglican cleric has been abducted along with his wife and children by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the Akoko axis of the northern senatorial district of Ondo State. The cleric, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, was kidnapped with his family while in transit along the Ise Akoko-Iboropa road in the Akoko North-East Local Council Area…
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The management of the University of Benin has ordered immediate online clearance for newly admitted students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, said this in a statement on Saturday in Benin. She said the exercise was expected to be concluded on Jan. 15, 2025. Ehanire said the directive…
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For about a month running, JC Best International School, Life Camp, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has become a destination of a sort as visual art enthusiasts converge daily to watch Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke engage in a creative endeavour of the moment. A 15-year-old Nigerian artist, popularly known as Kanye and a student of JC Best School,…
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The member representing Ohaozara, Onicha, and Ivo (Ohanivo) Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon Kama Nkemkanma, during the weekend, pleaded with traditional rulers not to allow our cultural heritage to die. Kama made the plead during the second edition of "Ohanivo Unity Carnival" event held at Central School Egunkwo Onicha Igbeze in Onicha local…
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Nigerian troops on the frontline during Christmas week neutralised no fewer than 148 terrorists and arrested 258 others. This disclosure was made by the spokesman of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba on Saturday. Troops also arrested 51 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued not less than 291 kidnapped hostages. In the South-South,…