Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Security forces have uncovered a plot by insurgents to infiltrate the nation’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), using tinted vehicles and covered plate numbers, THISDAY…
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REPS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ABUJA AND FCT IN NEW CONSTITUTION
LEKE BAIYEWU The House of Representatives is considering the proper definitions for Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory in the 1999 Constitution. A bill seeking to differentiate the two locations…
#ENDSARS: FCT MINISTER, BELLO UNDER FIRE FOR BANNING PROTESTS
Olalekan Adetayo, John Alechenu, Friday Olokor, Adelani Adepegba, Ade Adesomoju and Oladimeji Ramon #EndSARS protesters, human rights organisations and lawyers on Thursday took a swipe at the Minister of the Federal…
FCT, 9 STATES RISK MAJOR FLOODS FROM SEPT 6, HYDROLOGICAL AGENCY WARNS
The Middle Niger of the River Niger Basin is currently flooded and the magnitude of flood from this area is expected to arrive in Nigeria through Kebbi State around September…
CORONAVIRUS:/FCT MINISTER REVIEWS MARKET DAYS IN THE TERRITORY
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday lifted the ban placed on market operations from three to seven days a week, effective from July 30, 2020. The FCT Minister,…
FCT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY TESTS POSITIVE TO CORONAVIRUS
The Acting Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Health and Human Services Secretariat, Mohammed Kawu, has tested positive for COVID-19. Mr Kawu, while talking to journalists Thursday at the Asokoro District…
NAIRA MARLEY SHOW: 10 DAYS AFTER, COURT UNSEALS JABI LAKE MALL
A Federal Capital Territory Magistrates Court has re-opened the Jabi Lake Mall which was sealed 10 days ago for hosting a concert by popular artist, Naira Marley. The court ordered…
FCT ADMINISTRATION SPEAKS ON SEX WORKERS BEING CLASSIFIED AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration has warned sex workers and operators of nightclubs and bars across the city not to operate until the COVID-19 restriction is lifted.…
FCTA RAISES ALARM OVER FRAUDULENT SALE OF SCHOOL OF NURSING FORMS ON INTERNET
The Federal Capital Territorial Administration (FCTA) on Friday alerted the public of an ongoing sale of forms for the School of Nursing, Gwagwalada, on the internet by some fraudsters. The…
FCT RELEASES THE AREA COUNCILS WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES, SEE LIST
Don Silas The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that the number of coronavirus cases in Abuja has risen to 916 across six area councils. The FCTA made the…
FCT RECORDS WHOPPING 76 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS AS NIGERIAN FIGURES INCREASE BY 348
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has just announced that the record for the COVID-19 in Nigeria have risen to 11166. 348 new cases of COVID19 were recorded today. The…
FCT BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW COMMUNITY POLICING MEASURES
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has kicked off the implementation of the State Community Policing initiative aimed at reducing crime in communities and deepening trust between the public and…
FCTA GIVES MECHANICS 7-DAY ULTIMATUM ON APO
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued seven days ultimatum to owners of mechanic workshops, automobile dealers and other traders along the Apo road corridor to vacate. Ikharo Attah,…
FCT MINISTER REFUSES TO BOW TO PRESSURE OVER REOPENING OF WORSHIP CENTRES
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja Despite pressure from Muslim and Christian religious leaders, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello has vowed to keep places of worship shut…
14 ABUJA DOCTORS, NURSES GO INTO ISOLATION AFTER EXPOSURE TO CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE PATIENTS
14 Abuja doctors, nurses go into isolation as three patients test positive At least 10 doctors and nurses working at the Gwarinpa General Hospital, Abuja, have been asked to go…
FCT CHIEF JUDGE ORDERS COURTS TO REOPEN
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Ishaq Bello, has ordered all courts in the FCT to resume regular proceedings from Monday, May 11. In a…
CORONAVIRUS: REALITY DAWNS ON NIGERIA, FCT MOVES FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE IN SEARCH OF PATIENTS, WHILE LAGOS AWAITS JACK MA’S KITS A MONTH AFTER DONATION ARRIVED THE COUNTRY
51-year-old doctor treating COVID-19 patient dies at LUTH 31 discharged in Lagos, Osun, FCT Sanwo-Olu awaits Jack Ma’s kits I volunteer to donate my blood for coronavirus research, says Makinde…
CORONAVIRUS: FG FUMIGATES FCT AS PREVENTIVE MEASURE
Tobi Aworinde, Ted Odogwu, Tunde Oyekola and Ada Wodu The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday said it had commenced the decontamination of the Federal Capital Territory to curtail…
CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN: BORDERS LINKING OGUN AND LAGOS TO BE SHUT, NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES COME INTO EFFECT
In the new guidelines released to journalists by the National Coordinator for the fight against COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, during a press conference organised by the Presidential Task Force on…
BOKO HARAM SUSPECT ARRESTED BY SOLDIERS IN PLATEAU, REVEALS SOME MEMBERS ARE IN ABUJA
A suspected Boko Haram terrorist has been arrested in Plateau State by soldiers attached to the Special Task Force, otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven. The Commander of the STF,…