Tuesday, 19th March 2024
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2 hours ago
The recent invasion and looting of food items of warehouses belonging to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is a worrisome incident that cannot be pardoned for its illegality and greed; and yet cannot be overlooked for its underlying depiction of hunger and anger in the land. Food items looted included those in transit for…
1 day ago
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has advised the newly inaugurated Permanent Secretaries for the FCT Administration to perform, else, they will be sacked.
4 days ago
Opposition leader, Peter Obi has urged the Federal Government (FG) to implement policies that will promote economic opportunities and social justice in Nigeria, thereby putting an end to banditry, looting and arson. Obi said this on Friday following the recent looting and arson that occurred at the Wuse main Market in the Federal Capital Territory…
24 Feb
The US Government, in collaboration with Exchange Alumni, has trained 50 girls from 10 schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills.
18 Feb
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that his team in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) will win the 2027 general elections. Wike was speaking at a thanksgiving service by Senator Barinada Mpigi in Koroma, Tai Local Government in Rivers State. The former Rivers…
9 Feb
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) in the FCT will no longer register dispatch riders over their non-compliance to traffic rules and regulations in the territory.
8 Feb
The Federal Government will today lay the groundwork for the construction of 3,112 housing units in the Karsana area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the first phase of the 20,000-unit Renewed Hope Cities and Estates programme.
4 Feb
Thirty-Three years after the nation’s seat of power was moved from Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has begun a comprehensive rejig of its governance system to curb rising spate of insecurity threatening its 8.5 million population.
24 Jan
Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic round the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizen not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a…
19 Jan
Some residents of Bwari Area Council of the FCT have tasked government at all levels, including security operatives, to be proactive and speedy in dealing with criminality in the territory.
18 Jan
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has targeted Kaduna and Bauchi states, together with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for establishment of digital hubs to boost Internet access, bridge digital gap and network in hard-to-reach communities.
18 Jan
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that “without the provision of security for life and property, the government has no other business.” 

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34 mins ago
As inflation shaves off savings of many low and middle-income class Nigerians amid rising construction costs, homeownership plans are being deferred as untamed food prices continue to bite deeply into household incomes. 
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A faction of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu on the handling of security challenges in the country.
1 hour ago
Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have spent an average of N670,000 to purchase each prepaid meter and other accessories through a N273.3 billion facility obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
1 hour ago
The Court of Appeal, yesterday, upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court that the Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) officials can operate on all roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
1 hour ago
Former two-term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Sam Onuigbo, has said that non-Northeasterners also benefit from the North East Development Commission’s (NEDC) activities and projects.
1 hour ago
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to save the image of Nigeria by avoiding being used as a weapon of political battles. 
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, fixed April 18 for the hearing of a N1 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS).
1 hour ago
Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
1 hour ago
The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, stated this while reacting to comments and commentaries by certain persons, especially on social media, concerning the status and implications of the MoU signed on February 12, 2024. 
1 hour ago
Environmentalists in Cross River State have called for the protection of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Drill Ranch in Buanchor community of Boki Council of the state.