Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has declared his intention to contest for President of Nigeria. Amosun made the declaration at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Central Business District (CBD), Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday. The former…
….As FG appeals to striking unions in varsities to embrace dialogue By NewsDirect The National Association of Nigerian Students on Sunday dared major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, and ruling Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it would…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says its recently recruited applicants are to resume physical training on Monday at various NSCDC training colleges across the country. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO),…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 118 additional cases of COVID-19 in two states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday. The NCDC, via its verified website on Wednesday, said the additional coronavirus infections in the…
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed the readiness of the FCT Administration to partner with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on deployment of 5G broadband in the territory. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the minister, in…
The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has ordered the comprehensive cleaning of all satellite towns across the six Area Councils of the territory. Aliyu gave the order in a statement issued by the Coordinator, Satellite Towns…
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, CP Babaji Sunday, on Monday announced the prohibition of sales and use of all kinds of fireworks, fire-crackers and knockouts in Abuja. In a statement issued and made available to…
Mr Wadata Bodinga, Director, Directorate of Road Transport Services in the FCT, said on Tuesday in Abuja that more than 1,500 impounded commercial motorcycles had been forfeited to the Federal Government. Bodinga said this during the 2021 national conference of…
…Approves creation of a Federal University of Health Sciences in Otukpo By Uthman Salami The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts of N27.4 billion for projects to be undertaking in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Works and Housing…
Last week Tuesday, gunmen stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja and kidnapped 6 persons, including a professor of economics and his son. Despite the rescue of the victims, residents of the FCT still live in fear of…
