By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The body of the late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, has been flown into Abuja this morning. It was received at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja by senior officials of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The body arrived preparatory to its interment later today in the Federal Capital Territory in accordance […]

Fe By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, ASC Victor Fayemi on Friday escaped death when a commercial driver ran over him along the Gwarinpa/Kado road area of Abuja in an attempt to evade arrest for violating the lockdown order of President Muhammadu Buhari. Media Assistant to […]

THE thirty- six State Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF have backed President Muhammadu Buhari on that the two weeks extension of the lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states.

abuja—Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have protested against an alleged decision by the authorities to site a cemetery for COVID-19 victims and other infectious diseases close to their residences.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Enforcement Team, has confirmed the arrest of a cleric, a Turkish and an Angolan for violating the presidential lockdown directive in the FCT aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Abuja.

Driver arrested with 4 military caps as another strips, resists arrest By Omeiza Ajayi The Enforcement Team of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has arrested the Chief Imam of Wuye District Mosque for violating the presidential lockdown order in the FCT which was put in place to control the spread of the novel COVID-19 in […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Four people have again been discharged from the Covid-19 isolation and treatment centre in the Federal Capital Territory FCT Abuja. This brings to 11 the number of patients discharged so far. This was announced by the FCT Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on Covid-19 headed by a former FCT Minister, Dr Aliyu […]

Says Easter is showing love, sacrifice By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Supervisory Councilor on Finance, Budget, and Investment, of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Hon Gabriel Bravo, on Saturday, donated 10 bags of rice, cow, cash, sanitizers, nose masks, and hand-gloves to Nyanya Ward. Bravo who presented the items to ward leaders said it […]

By David Royal Federal Capital Territory, FCTA, Abuja on Saturday announced the discharge of four patients receiving treatment for coronavirus after recovering from the disease. FCTA announced the good news in a tweet on its verified handle. READ ALSO: Abuja Lockdown: Taskforce apprehends man with fake Exemption Pass “The FCTA has confirmed the discharge of […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The enforcement team of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration on the restriction of movement with regards to controlling the spread of COVID-19 has apprehended a man who has been violating the lockdown with a fake Exemption Pass. He was arrested by the Taskforce along the Umar Musa Yar-Adua Express […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration has increased the daily hazard allowances of medical doctors to ₦50, 000, even as it said it was targeting 600, 000 residents for its Palliatives. At a news conference in Abuja, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, said the Administration will intensify efforts to ensure […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, popularly known as “Treasury House” was on Wednesday ravaged by fire which affected the last three floors of the sprawling building. Consequently, the Federal Fire Service FFS has announced a probe of the incident, a routine that is often conducted in the […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja As part of efforts to align with the new guidelines on the operations of markets as issued by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has directed the Abuja Markets Management Limited AMML to ensure compliance with the new template. The new guideline issued by the […]

Over one fifth of the world’s population has been under lockdown in the global fight against coronavirus, Nigeria inclusive. According to the Director General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, countries need to lock down their populations and the period used to attack and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the 14 days lockdown and stay-at-home order over stopping spread of the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19, continue, a 23 year old female lover, simply called Rejoice, Saturday, committed suicide by drinking a deadly substance, sniper, in GRA area of Mpape, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over alleged […]