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Accessible Road Network, Infrastructure Will Curb Security Challenges In FCT –Expert
[ad_1] By Patricia Amogu Mr Chukwuemeka Okoye, Managing Director, Vegas Homes, a real estate hub in the FCT, says curbing the current security challenges in Abuja will be easier with accessible road network and other infrastructure. Okoye, who is also a real estate consultant, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He said that…
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Disaster: FEMA Inaugurates Local Emergency Management Committee In Kwali
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday, inaugurated Local Emergency Management Committee for Kwali Area Council of the territory The committee was inaugurated during FEMA’s dry season sensitisation campaign in Kwali Council Secretariat, Kwali, to prevent dry season related disasters. The Committee has the Council’s Vice Chairman, Mr Mohammed Yakubu as its…
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4,200 Women, Children Benefited From Open Arms Empowerment Programmes In 2023 – Official
[ad_1] By Deborah Coker The Open Arms Outreach International, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says no fewer than 4,200 women and children benefited from its empowerment programmes in 2023. Its founder, Mrs Princess Onovakpuri, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Onovakpuri said that the beneficiaries cut across five states which…
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FCT-UBEB Lauds Wike For Approving N30.9bn For School Rehabilitation
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB), has commended the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike for approving N30.9 billion for rehabilitation of public schools in the federal capital. The acting Chairman of the Board, Dr Hassan Sule, gave the commendation while speaking with newsmen I n Abuja on Sunday. Sule who is also the…
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Cancer Day: FG, NNPCL Foundation Collaborate To Screen Nigerians For Free
[ad_1] By Folasade Akpan As part of activities to mark World Cancer Day 2024, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have collaborated with the NNPCL Foundation to screen Nigerians for three cancers free of charge. The two-day exercise which began on Wednesday at the Federal Medical Center, Abuja, is targeted at early detection of breast and cervical cancers…
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Forum Tasks African Leaders On Accountability In Governance
[ad_1] By Angela Atabo The Electoral Forum, a multidisciplinary strategic think-tank on governance and accountability, has tasked African leaders to ensure accountability in governance toward strengthening democracy on the continent. The Chairman of the forum, Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, said this at the Expert Convening on Democracy in West Africa, with the theme “Rethinking Liberal Democracy in the Face of Citizen’s…
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Dr Idriss Bows Out Of FEMA After 10 Years As DG
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai Dr Abbas Idriss, on Wednesday, officially bowed out of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as its pioneer Director-General (DG), after serving the agency for 10 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Idriss was appointed as the pioneer DG of the agency in 2013 and served for 10 years until…
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FCTA Disburses N4.82bn To Area Councils, Teachers, Pension Scheme
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed N4.82 billion to the six area councils of the FCT, teachers and pension scheme as statutory allocation for December 2023. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this on Wednesday while presiding over the 185th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting in Abuja. According…
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2024 Hajj: FCTA Sets Feb. 12 Deadline For Fare Payment
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has set Feb. 12 deadline for intending pilgrims to settle outstanding fares for the 2024 Hajj. The Director, Mr Abubakar Evuti, announced the dateline at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Evuti said that all intending pilgrims were expected to pay N4.69 million for the…
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FG Inaugurates NIMASA Service Charter
[ad_1] By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal Government, has inaugurated the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Service Charter and Grievance Redress Mechanism. At the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Maritime and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, said the service charter would enhance efficiency, transparency and customer-focussed maritime sector. Oyetola, who was represented by Mr Babatunde Bombata, the…
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School Feeding: FG Seeks Public-private Partnership To Address Funding Gaps
[ad_1] By Naomi Sharang The Federal Government says it is seeking Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to address funding gaps of the National School Feeding Programme. Dr Yetunde Adeniji, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on the Programme, made this known at a stakeholders strategic meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, organised by the Presidency, in collaboration with development partners.…
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Wike Charges FCT Council Chairmen To Stay In Their Domains
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has admonished the area council chairmen in the territory to stay in their domains and develop the communities. Wike stated this on Wednesday in Yangoji, while inaugurating the construction of 11-kilometre rural road to connect Sukuku Ebo and Yangoji communities in Kwali Area Council of the…
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Defence Exhibition: Nigeria To Explore Latest Technology To Combat Insecurity – Matawalle
[ad_1] By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, says Nigeria will explore the latest technology to combat insecurity in the country. Matawalle said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, the Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. The minister said this at the ongoing second edition of…
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FCTA Asks People Squatting Under Bridges In Abuja To Vacate
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has issued a one-week notice to squatters taking refuge under bridges in Garki, Wuse and Maitama districts in Abuja, to vacate or be forcefully removed. Dr Fred Kpakol, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Environmental and Waste Management, gave the notice on Tuesday while sensitising the illegal…
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Don’t Expect Good Roads Without Paying Tax – Wike Tells FCT Elite
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has told elite in the FCT not to expect good roads and other infrastructure without paying tax due to the FCT Administration. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work on bridges in Maitama, Garki and Utako districts. He complained…
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Onaiwu Urges Obaseki, Aides To Stop Blackmailing PDP Governorship Aspirants In Edo
[ad_1] By Patricia Amogu Mr Earl Osaro Onaiwu, a frontline PDP governorship aspirant in Edo has urged Gov. Godwin Obaseki to stop blackmailing the “eight loyal and faithful” party members seeking to become governor of the state. Onaiwu who made the call in a statement he issued on Tuesday, was speaking on behalf of the eight governorship aspirants who…
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Wike Inaugurates Resurfacing Of 189km Roads In Abuja
[ad_1] By Philip Yatai Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, inaugurated the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work on bridges in Maitama, Garki and Utako districts on Tuesday in Abuja. The roads cover 57 kilometres across the three districts; all in Abuja Municipal Area Council. The minister said the measure was part of a commitment to maintain and…
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