Private school owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have cried out over the imposition of five per cent annual tax on private schools, noting that it threatens the existence of the schools in Abuja. Speaking with journalists, the FCT…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja The newly appointed pioneer Chairman of Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission, Engr. Emeka Muoma Ezeh has disclosed that his mandate is to ensure that all communities in Nigeria are fairly represented in the FCT civil…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), has sealed 13 facilities in the FCT for non- compliance to environmental regulations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facilities sealed were, Veritas Plastics, Almat Farms, Dayak Nigeria…
The Senate has passed for second reading , a bill seeking to authorise issuance of N1.1trillon from the Federal Capital Territory(FCT)statutory revenue account. . The passage of the bill for second followed its presentation by Sen.Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti),at plenary on…
Some Gas Dealers and FCT residents have decried the surge in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), known as cooking gas. According to them, the Federal Government should as a matter of urgency wade into the issue The dealers…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) ,FCT chapter, has proposed N709,000 as new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The NLC FCT Chairman, Dr Stephen Knabayi, made the submission at the North Central Zonal Public Hearing organised by the Tripartite Committee on…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 51 suspected illegal miners and three telecommunication mast vandals in the territory. The NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, said this while briefing newsmen…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has announced that the FCT Civil Service Commission will begin operations soon. Wike announced this on Monday while inaugurating the construction of a five-kilometre dual carriageway in Kuje Area…
The ongoing strike action by primary school teachers of the Local Education Authority (LEA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been suspended. The primary school teachers in the FCT had since January embarked on a strike over the nonpayment…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicisation of insecurity in Abuja. Wike, who gave the warning during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, added that politicians were cashing out on the…
