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21 Mar
The police in Abuja have arrested a pregnant married woman who faked her kidnap and shared the N2 million ransom with her boyfriend. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, in a statement, said on 11, March 2024, one Chiedozie Ubah of Saburi II Dei-dei, Abuja, reported at Gwagwa division that his pregnant wife Rosemary…
19 Mar
The Senate has approved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 Statutory Budget of N1.28 trillion.
19 Mar
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…
18 Mar
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.
15 Mar
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.

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