Most Nigerians would argue that they believe in meritocracy (at least in principle) but in practice they are wide off the mark and it would seem that they don’t believe in it at all. How else can one explain the rise and exaltation of the rather scrappy yet exhilarant and exuberant so called “dancing Senator”…

Officials of the 19 northern states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have cautioned its members against internal wrangling that may also pitch them against the national leadership and destroy the association. Besides, CAN northern states chapter urged all Christian clerics and members to join hands to fight insecurity in the…

President Muhammadu Buhari says his decision to observe the Jumaat prayers at the Presidential Villa and not the National Mosque in Abuja, is to prevent the constraints and inconveniences presidential movements may cause to the people. A presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the President disclosed this when he…

November 1. Another earth tremor hits Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) witnessed a fresh earth tremor with a magnitude of 3.0 few months after a similar occurrence in the city. November 2. Buhari receives confirmation of WASC Result. Official of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), in Abuja, presented to President Muhammadu Buhari, the…

Poised to expand the frontier of real estate and bridge the housing gap, Cosgrove Investment Limited has begun Cosgrove’s Smart Estate Wuye in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The exclusive ‘future-ready’ gated estate offers a mix of three to five bedroom flats, terraces and fully-detached buildings, each providing a perfect balance of safety, accessibility, privacy…

Sharp decline in global oil prices in recent years, depletion of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings and consequent economic hardship in the country have compelled the Federal Government to make a move for diversification of the economy with a focus on agriculture and solid minerals development. The move was targeted at achieving a sustainable economy,…

There was tension in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, as President Muhammadu Buhari’s supporters went wild with jubilation after he received the certificate of return for a second term. According to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 15,191,847 votes to defeat his…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday insisted that it has not cancelled elections anywhere in the country...

The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter has elected Andy Elerewe, as its chairman. Until his emergence, Elerewe who is the Chief Executive Officer, AIBEN Investment and Property Limited was the association’s publicity secretary. He emerged unopposed at chapter’s election held last week at its Abuja secretariat. His firm has…

Mr Ibrahim Daniel, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship candidate for the forthcoming March 9, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, has expressed fear that the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections might extend into the night. Daniel made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in…

Counting of votes has began in some polling units in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after the completion of voting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting ended between 1.30 p. m. and 2.30 p.m. in some of the polling units. In Madalla Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp polling unit 006C in Orozo…

The Head of ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Nigeria, Madam Ellen Jonhson Sirleaf, is leading a delegation of ECOWAS election monitors to some polling centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sirleaf led her team to the Durumi II Primary School polling centre with eight voting…