FCT Natives under the umbrella body of the “Abuja Indigenous Liberation Movement (AILM), on Sunday in Abuja, called on the Federal Government to consider FCT indigenes for ministerial appointments and to reorganise FCT as a state so as to ensure equality and development. The Director, Institution of Governance and Development, Nassarawa State University, Prof. Andrew…

• Bicker over alleged harassment of minister The House of Representatives is unhappy that the Nigeria Police was allocated a paltry N11 billion for protection of life and property in the polity. Chairman of the House Committee on Police Affairs, Mr. Bello Kumo, who spoke during the budget defence session by the Inspector General of…

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 300 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. The NCDC said after some weeks of recording a low number of cases in the country,…

Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has declared that youth inclusiveness in governance is key to a better and greater Nigeria. According to Aliyu, it is based on this premise that the FCT Administration designed various development programmes for the youths, which will be unveiled in a matter of weeks. The…

The Federal government has expressed concern over the high burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the country and stressed the need to evolve strategies that will help in the control, elimination and eradication of NTDs in the country. Neglected Tropical diseases are communicable diseases associated with poverty and commonly found in rural communities with…

The Climate Transformation and Energy Remediation Society has urged local councils to embark on aggressive investment in clean and renewable energy projects to boost electricity at the local levels. The president of the association, Smart Amaefula, made the call during a summit on “Mainstreaming Renewable Energy for local Governance” in Abuja. He urged local government…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Insurance Scheme (HIS) has begun the training for community mobilisation officers of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), on intervention programmes in Abuja. This is part of the collaborative agreement signed in August between the FHIS and the NOA, aimed at increasing the number of enrollees by raising awareness for…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has not shut down the Idu COVID-19 treatment and Isolation centre. Dr Mohammed Kawu, the Acting Secretary, FCTA Health and Human Services Secretariat said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. “This is contrary to a report published in the online edition of one of…

Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, yesterday, said the administration was taking steps to contain youth restiveness spurred by the prevailing looting and destruction of government facilities in the city. During a virtual stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, she called on critical stakeholders to begin strategic sensitisation of residents…

The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 51 suspected looters and recovered some stolen items at Jabi-Daki-biu, Idu Industrial Estate Karim area. FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Bala Ciroma, made the disclosure at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. Ciroma explained that the operation that led to the arrest was…

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says there is nothing new in the Water Resources Bill as it is derived from four already existing Nigerian water resources laws. Adamu was speaking on the bill while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. He said the clarification is necessary to…

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, an umbrella body of youths across the 19 northern states including Federal Capital Territory Abuja (FCT), has conferred Sir Ahmadu Bello Award of GARWUWAN Matasan Arewa Nigeria (Shield of Nigeria Northern Youth) on the Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba. The conferment held on October…