By NICK DAZANG In the the late 1980s, when I had the privilege of editing the Abuja Newsday, the Federal Capital Territory’s, FCT’s, first private newspaper, Abuja was placid and crime-free. This was to be expected. There were then only four major districts: the high density Garki and Wuse districts and the high-brow Asokoro and […]

Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, at the early hours of Wednesday, invaded and kidnapped four family members in Shadadi community in Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some residents of the community told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the incident happened at about 1a.m. after the suspected kidnappers […]

The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Convention is scheduled to hold from 25th to 27th March 2022 at the Eagle Square Abuja.

By Nick Dazang FOR stakeholders in the electoral process, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Area Council Elections were expected to accomplish, at least, four salient objectives, thereby putting them at par with, if not surpassing, the high water mark Edo and Ondo governorship elections which were conducted on Saturday, September 16 and Saturday, October 10, […]

The Ijaw National Congress, INC, has expressed dismay over what it called the systematic and strategic relocation of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services, NAPIMS, office from Lagos to Abuja despite the outcry against it

A civil society organisation, the Socio-Economic Research and Development Centre, SERDEC, Tuesday, called on the federal government, agencies and international bodies to put an end to what it called the marginalization and economic injustice being perpetrated against the Original Inhabitants, OIs, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Some primary school teachers in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have expressed concerns over the effect of incessant strikes on pupils in public schools in the six area councils of the territory. The teachers, who spoke in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bwari, Abuja, said that though, they were hopeful […]

A renowned Abuja-based economist, Aliyu Yusha’u has tasked the newly created Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and Public-Private Partnership Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration with the need to evolve strategies aimed at increasing the administration’s internally generated revenue and reducing the cost of governance.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the FCT. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioner’s (REC) in […]

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) on Wednesday, warned residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) against noise pollution in the environs The Director of the AEPB, Alhaji Kaka Ali, gave the warning in a statement by the Deputy Director, Information and Communications, Mrs Janet Pen. Ali, in an abatement notice on noise pollution, warned […]

SUCCOUR came the way of malnourished children in Kuchibuyi community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, as the National Association of Seadogs, NAS, Zuma Deck took food items to the children.

Princess Jennifer Umeh-Ubaka, popularly known as Princessjecoco, has pride herself as a woman of many parts, not just by mere words, but in deed and action. A glance at Princessjecoco’s profile on the popular photo-sharing app, Instagram, boasts of her capacity to do a mix of different things effectively. She gained the attention of many […]

Says Kogi is the safest state in Nigeria By Arogbonlo Israel Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reiterated his stance on fixing the security architecture of Nigeria ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today Wednesday, governor Bello emphatically said he would replicate his performance in Kogi at […]

The National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Thursday, disbursed N10,000 by-monthly cash transfer to 2,000 beneficiaries in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory. The National Coordinator of the programme, Hajia Halima Shehu, said that the payment covered May and June. While expressing Federal Government’s determination to […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sector Command, says road accidents claimed 137 lives in the past nine months. The sector commander, Mr Samuel Ochi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that 738 accidents occurred in the FCT from January to September. He said that a […]