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Nigeria
Infrastructure: Abuja ‘ll look different by 2027 – Wike
Abuja, Oct. 28, 2024 (NAN) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says Abuja will look different by the time President Bola Tinubu finishes his first tenure in 2027. He said this is due to monumental infrastructural development. Wike stated this at the inauguration of the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads…
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News
Abuja residents panic over tremor, vibration
Residents of Abuja living at Mpape in Bwari Area Council have been thrown into panic over continued suspected tremor and vibration in parts of the city. Dr Ebenezer Adebisi, the Chairman, Mpape Hills Landlord Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the residents had been experiencing the vibration in the last five days. Adebisi, who is…
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2 storey building collapses in Abuja
A two-storey building, serving as a clinic and residential apartment, has collapsed in Kubwa, Abuja. The building, located at Plot C31, Sultan Dasuki Road, Kubwa, initially served as a guest house before it was converted to a residential apartment. The building collapsed at 7 a.m. this morning. Three persons have been rescued, while emergency responders including NEMA, police, FCT FEMA…
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FG inaugurates CNG conversion centres in Abuja
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative has unveiled conversion centres in Abuja to help convert petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to the use of CNG. Mrs Omolara Obileye, Coordinator of Business Development and Strategy of the initiative, who spoke during the exercise on Friday, said the initiative would reduce the dependence on fuel. According to her, conversion has started for…
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Defence
Police raid kidnappers’ den, arrest 3, neutralise 1 in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory said it has raided a kidnappers’ camp in an Abuja border community, arrested three suspects and neutralised one. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She said the raid was part of the continuous efforts by the command against…
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Abuja traders decry rising food prices, seek government’s intervention
Some residents and foodstuff traders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the instability of produce prices as well as the continued inflation in the country. The residents and traders made their complaints in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Nduka Ndubisi, a food stuff trader at Aco AMAC Market, said…
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Strike: Operations restart at Abuja airport
Aviation workers have restarted operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, following the suspension of the indefinite strike by the organised labour. Mr Samuel Wuyep, Chairman of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Abuja chapter, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Monday evening that passengers had started coming into the domestic wing to check-in. It would…
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Striking workers shut Abuja airport
Aviation activities were shut down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja on Monday following the nationwide strike declared by organised labour over minimum wage. Mr Samuel Wuyep, Chairman of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Abuja chapter, confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja According to him, The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)…
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NGOs train 60 widows on self-sustaining skills in Abuja
Some NGOs, Rasaq Okulaja Empowerment Initiative and Helpline Social Support Initiative, have empowered sixty widows with self-sustaining skills in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Abuja. The widows were trained on tie and dye, soap, turban and Snacks making among other skills, during a second memorial empowerment and exhibition programme by the NGOs on Sunday. The President of Helpline Social…
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EFCC arrests 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Abuja. Its spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to him, 18 of the suspects were arrested at Dawaki axis, while the remaining 12 were arrested at other locations of Abuja. He said their…
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NAFDAC seal shops with unwholesome drugs, others in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed three shops at Kpaduma community 2, Asokoro District and Nyanya motor park of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the agency on Thursday also raided drug hawkers at the Area 1 and Deidei motor parks of the territory. NAN…
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Defence
Police detain officer over accidental discharge in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has detained one of its officers over an accidental discharge that led to the death of one Oyebuchi Anene in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Adeh said the tragic and unprecedented incident happened in Byazhin…
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Defence
Police raid criminal hideouts; arrest over 300 suspects in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said it has raided some criminal hideouts in various locations in the territory and arrested over 300 suspects. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, said this during a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the suspects, who claimed to be scavengers were…
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Defence
NAF@60: CAS unveils multiple welfare projects in Abuja
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has unveiled 15 viable infrastructure projects in Abuja, to improve personnel welfare and enhance the operational capabilities of the Service. The projects were inaugurated as part of the activities to commemorate the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). This is contained in a statement by AVM Edward…
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Abuja Light Rail ready for commercial operation – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja Light Rail is ready for commercial operations. Wike, who stated this after he inspected the project, in Abuja on Monday, added that 15 million dollars, translating to more than N10 billion was expended on the rehabilitation project. He assured FCT residents that the light rail, also…
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Defence
Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue victims in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said its operatives on Sunday foiled kidnap attempt and recued victims in Dawaki area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adeh said that the kidnap attempt was foiled following an immediate and strategic response to…
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judiciary
Late Shehu Malami’s wife drags stepson, stepdaughter to court over inheritance
Hajia Asma’u  Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the presiding…
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