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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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Edo Election: Foundation offers free transportation to indigenes in FCT
Amb. Peter Orobor Foundation (POF) in conjunction with Asue/Ogie Support Group Abuja, have offered to transport eligible voters in the FCT to Edo to cast their votes during the Sept. 12 governorship election. Dr Peter Orobor, President of POF, said this at the Abuja Mega Rally organised by the two groups to galvanise support for the candidates of the Peoples…
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Protest:No record of vandalism yet in FCT, says NSCDC Commandant
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu, has said that there was no report of vandalism of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) in the territory. Odumosu said this after inspecting some CNAI in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odumosu visited railway stations at Wupa, Kukwaba 1 and…
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Protest: NSCDC deploys 5,000 personnel in FCT
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has deployed 5,000 personnel to protect all Critical Infrastructure during the proposed Aug.1 protest. NSCDC FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this while addressing Senior Officers on Tuesday at the Command’s Headquarters. Odumosu said that the deployed officers are to be strategically positioned at all nooks and…
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Fuel scarcity, queues persist in FCT
Fuel queues have persisted at few fuel stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) due to scarcity of the product. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many fuel stations were not dispensing fuel, while few were dispensing with long queues. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) had said that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution…
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Reps panel faults FCT “park and pay” arrangement
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has faulted the FCTA “park and pay” arrangement of the Federal Capital Territory Rep. Mukthar Betara, Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, faulted Mr Chinedum Elechi, the Mandate Secretary in charge of the transportation secretariat, in Abuja on Wednesday. during an interactive session. He said that residents and motorists…
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FCT emergency dept foils attempted suicide in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has prevented one Shuaibu Yusha’u from committing suicide in Abuja on Monday. Yusha’u, 24, climbed a 120-meter mast at the top of Katampe hill, within the premises of Aso Radio and Television Services, along Murtala Mohammed Expressway, Abuja, and threatened to jump and kill himself. The 24-year-old lad from Baga Local Government…
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FCT NSCDC arrests 241 suspected criminals in 6 months
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has arrested 241 suspected criminals from January to June. FCT NSCDC Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Odumosu said that from the 241 arrests, 123 suspects had cases that will be judged by…
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Tinubu sympathises with FCT market fire victims
President Bola Tinubu has received the news of the fire incident that affected sections of Karu Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with deep sadness. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. “On Thursday, fire ripped through a swathe of the market, destroying property and…
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Police, military foil bank robbery attempt in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in a combined operation with the Nigerian Military has foiled a bank robbery attempt in Abaji Area Council of the FCT. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the…
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Eid-El-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 5,112 personnel in FCT
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 5,112 personnel to beef up security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) toward Eid-El-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer in FCT, Mr Babawale Afolabi, on Thursday in Abuja. According to the Afolabi, the NSCDC Commandant in FCT, Dr Olusola Odumosu, has…
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Police nab 14 suspects over kidnapping, other criminal offences in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 14 suspects over kidnapping, armed robbery, gun running, car theft, illegal registration of SIM cards and other criminal offences. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh said this during a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said two network jammers, seven firearms, six…
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Reps pass N98.5bn 2024 FCT supplementary budget
The House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja at plenary passed N98.5 billion supplementary budget for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 statutory appropriation Act. The bill, which passed for second and third reading, was sponsored by the Chairman of House Committee on FCT, Rep. Aliyu Betera. “You may recall that in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution,…
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Tinubu reiterates commitment to robust, efficient transport network in FCT
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to creating a robust and efficient transportation network across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and beyond. Tinubu stated this while inaugurating the completed B6 (Constitution Avenue), B12 (Independence Avenue) and Circle Roads in the Central Area of the territory on Thursday. The President, who was represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, said…
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Tinubu’s leadership style achieving desired results in FCT – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the leadership style of President Bola Tinubu is achieving desired results in the territory. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of B6, B12, and Circle Roads in the Central Area by Tinubu, to celebrate his one year in office. Tinubu was represented at the…
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We ‘ve drawn plan to transform FCT to world-class city -Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says his administration has drawn a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu is at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20, also approved the naming of the road after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. “This project is a critical component of our administration’s comprehensive plan to transform the FCT…
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Anniversary: PWDs seek appointment of Tejuosho as Humanitarian Affairs Minister
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has expressed concern with the vacancy of Minister at the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry. This is just as the coalition mostly consisting of groups of People Living With Disability (PWDs) are also making a case for the appointment of one of them, Halimat Tejuosho, to fill the vacancy. The coalition, which comprised no fewer…
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