Despite the widespread speculations that the expansion work on the Dutse-Alhaji road may have been abandoned due to funding issues, the FCT Administration insists that the project is still ongoing. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Dr. Jibrin Umar, said the project only suffered temporal setback due to environmentalContinue Reading
The Nigerian media may have been most affected by the outbreak of Corona Virus in the country, as the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, says a number of journalist have lost their lives and jobs to the pandemic. National president of NUJ, Mr. Chris Isiguzo, who made the assertion whenContinue Reading
The FCT Administration has reiterated its commitment of restoring the city’s master plan, by getting rid of all unapproved and cluttered structures constituting security threat within the city centre. It is to this end that the FCTA Development Control Department, last week, pulled down several makeshift houses and brothels atContinue Reading
Years after construction began at the permanent office complex of the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, the project is yet to be completed as the job is barely at 20percent completion stage.Continue Reading
The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, MPWB, has refunded the sum of N74,549,000 to some intending pilgrims who sought reimbursement of their deposit for the 2020 hajj. A statement signed by the spokesperson of the board, Muhammad Aliyu, reveals that 74 intending pilgrims who made deposit to theContinue Reading
As part of measures to check indiscriminate waste disposal as well as encourage climate friendly practices among residents, the FCT Administration in partnership with WASTE Africa, has unveiled a Cash 4 Trash recycling hub in the nation’s capital. Unveiling the project at the Nyanya area of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, noted that the aim ofContinue Reading
TENSION heightened at Lugbe community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja over alleged invasion and demolition of its structures. Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the aggrieved residents of the Community, popularly known as Committee on Roadside Development (CRD) Lugbe one, who have been enmeshed in conflict withContinue Reading
Some residents of Abuja have decried the sudden change of weather, claiming it’s very harsh and unpleasant. Speaking to our reporters, Mrs. Ojonugwa Dashe, said “The rate of dehydration is high because the weather is very hot, unlike the yuletide period when the weather was cold and nice. The heatContinue Reading
In a bid to promote quality education, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced its readiness to close down all illegal schools operating in the nation’s capital. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, made the disclosure at the inauguration ceremony of PET International Academy, Lugbe. She also revealedContinue Reading
The contractor handling the on-going rehabilitation of Dei-dei Regional Market infrastructure, Messrs Ikhlas Int. Ventures Limited has vowed to deliver the project within the 12 calendar month time-line issued by the Association of shop owners. Making this declaration Thursday at the Market, during the site handing- over ceremony, the ChairmanContinue Reading