COVID-19 The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has topped the list of states with highest cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 168 new infections in the country. The data obtained from the NCDC’s website on Tuesday shows that within a 24-hour period, the FCT reported the highest number … Read more
Waiver The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has approved waiver on signage for business interests within the territory as non-monetary palliative to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Bello was speaking at the launch of bills distribution ceremony and road show organised by the Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) of the Federal Capital … Read more
Stealing The FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) has disclosed that no fewer than 174 vehicles, 3,432 motorcycles and 43 tricycles were carted away at its Auto Pond in Gosa area by hoodlums during the recent EndSARS protest. Director of the services, Alhaji Wadata Bodinga, made the disclosure when the FCT Ministerial Committee on … Read more
Officers of the Nigerian Police have fired teargas at End SARS protesters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja The policemen intercepted the protesters at the John Kennedy Street as they attempt to march through the back gate of the Presidential Villa. The protesters, mostly the youths, are demanding a total scrapping of the Anti-Robbery … Read more
Nigerian soldiers Monday morning took over key locations in Abuja to prevent the #EndSARS protesters from converging. The protests broke out about two weeks ago to demand an end to high-handedness and brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian police. SARS, as the unit is popularly known, has been accused of crimes including … Read more
FRSC To Address Traffic Congestion The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has urged Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to address traffic congestion that occurred regularly at the Lugbe axis along the Airport Road especially in the evenings. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the minister in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said Bello … Read more
Federal Capital Territory has overtaken Lagos State in the numbers of active COVID-19 cases in which Lagos was formally identified as the epicentre of the outbreak in the country. The COVID-19 report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for August 2 showed that Lagos had 12,915 cases, while the FCT had 2,759. Read Also: … Read more
The members of the #RevolutionNow who was reported to be protesting yesterday Wednesday 5th of August, in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Ogun states is demanding good governance in the country from President Mahammadu Buhari. The members are; Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba, Samson Folarin, Oladimeji Ramon, Deji Lambo, Peter Dada, Bola Bamigbola … Read more
About 95 per cent of students in the exit classes of the secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), resumed on Tuesday, in preparation for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Majority of the teachers and students said they were happy to resume after lockdown, which lasted for about five months, … Read more
FCT Minister held a virtual meeting with stakeholders Extends market days to seven days weekly Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammad Bello, has extended the operational days of markets from three days to seven days weekly. According to him, the directive will be effective from 7:00am to 6:00pm today, July 30, 2020. This was part … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has discharged Twenty-one, COVID-19 patients from it’s isolation centers. The state also recorded another recorded 21 new cases of the infection, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 2761. The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, announced this via it official Twitter account on Friday. READ ALSO: 19-Year-Old Female Cult Member … Read more
Nigerian Music icon and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Baba has launched an initiative, Innobia cooperatives organisation to empower 1000 youths across 36 states in Nigeria. 2Baba disclosed this during the unveiling of the agro-allied business concern with headquarters in Nigeria and branches in the State of Israel and the United Kingdom. … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Muhammad Bello’s Aides have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. The minister disclosed this via his Tweeter handle (@MuhdMusaBello). Bello noted that those affected have been taken to isolation centers in Abuja, as part of precautionary measures to curb the spread of the virus. “As part of routine precautionary measures, … Read more
The FCT Police Command has commenced an operation to rescue residents who were kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Thursday in Abaji. The gunmen invaded Abaji, shooting sporadically and started abducting residents to an unknown place. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, assured residents that the abductees will be rescued and … Read more
Following the resumption of interstate travels and domestic flight, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has appealed to residents to be cautions of people coming from states with increased cases of the coronavirus infection. The Governor, therefore, urged residents to have any of such visitors isolate for 14 days upon arrival in the state, particularly … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a request to the Senate for the replacement and confirmation of two non-career Ambassadors-designate. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read the request during plenary, which contained a letter seeking to replace the earlier nomination of Mr. Oboro Effiong Akpabio and Brigadier General Bwala Yusuf Bukar from Akwa-Ibom and Borno State, … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday has announced that it was facing scarcity of reagents for COVID-19 tests. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, divulged this in an interview with The PUNCH, as the Federal Capital Territory disclosed that it was battling a shortage of test kits. Omotosho in an interview with one … Read more
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammed Bello has authorized the extension of business hours for Markets in Abuja to operate from 8a.m. to 3p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Bello in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, explained that the directive which takes effect from Saturday, April 25, was against the earlier approved time of 10a.m. … Read more
Fears of massive community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus has hit the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, following the discovery of 12 positive cases in Mabushi, a local community in the heart of the city. On Saturday, 49 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nigeria, with 12 of such cases in Abuja. There … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to the six Area Councils of the territory to cushion the impact of the Presidential sit-at-home order on the vulnerable. At a brief ceremony Friday in Abuja, Minister of State in the FCT, Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu said the items would be given … Read more