The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has committed up to $40 million to support the construction of the first African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja. The 500-bed facility is being developed by the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in partnership…
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to him, they were arrested…
The recent pronouncement of the relocation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and some other parastatals from Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to Lagos may have elicited some reactions, ideal in a society, but…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the handover of a suspect, arrested in Kaduna State over kidnapping in Bwari area of Abuja, to the Department of Force Intelligence (DFI) Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP…
The FCT Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested another suspected kidnapper as its Special Intervention Squad takes more steps to protect residents. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Haruna Garba, made…
President Bola Tinubu has travelled for a private visit to France. A statement by Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said that Tinubu would return in the first week of February. The President has earlier engaged a delegation from the Master Card…
There was mild drama on Wednesday in a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja when a housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, prayed the court to disregard her earlier plea for divorce. The petitioner, who sought divorce on grounds of impotence,…
An early morning fire has razed parts of a popular shopping mall in Gwarinpa, FCT Abuja destroying goods worth millions. The fire, which reportedly began around 4;13 am, Wednesday, razed the uppermost floor of the supermarket, the packing stores,…
A sand-filled heavy-duty truck collided with a moving vehicle along Airport Road in Lugbe, Abuja, on Monday, killing a radio presenter, Deborah Ohamara. According to a Facebook user, Nten Ekpang, who shared details of the accident, “A car hit…
…As Atiku blames poverty, hunger for increased security threats Abductors holding six females in Abuja have killed three hostages on Monday following the failure of the family to pay the ransom of Sixty million naira demanded. On January 5, gunmen…
