Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has intensified grassroots engagement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), connecting directly with residents ahead of the February 21 local government area council elections in Abuja. Obi, in a statement shared after days of extensive tours across several communities, said...
Abuja
God’s City International Church is set to host its highly anticipated “Abuja Special Power Touch Night” on February 20, 2026. Themed “ _All-Round Settlement,”_ the programme promises to be a power-packed event featuring renowned gospel singers, including Steve Crown, Leke Gospel, Prospa Ochinama, and Courage, CCIC Mass Choir, Victoria...
World Bank chief, Anna Bjerde, has said Nigeria is now frequently cited globally as an example of steady, credible reform leadership. Bjerde, the bank’s Managing Director of Operations, made the remark at a meeting on Tuesday with President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House,...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed that life-saving antivenom for the treatment of snakebites is readily available across all public hospitals and health centres within Abuja. This reassurance follows heightened public concern triggered by the recent death of popular singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, which sparked questions about the availability...
Abuja — The Federal Government of Nigeria, working with global and local partners, has intensified efforts to strengthen translational research across Africa, emphasising that the continent must urgently shift from being a source of extracted data to a driver of scientific innovation, health solutions and economic growth. The call...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has flagged off the construction of the Abuja Leadership Centre of Excellence in Public Governance at the University of Abuja. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Architect Sonny Echono, conducted the foundation stone laying for the project alongside the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja,...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a formidable political force in the country and not a charity organisation. Wike made the remarks at the 105th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja on Monday night. While...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fixed March 28 and 29, 2026, for its National Convention in Abuja. The decision was taken at the 105th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, held on Monday,...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has raised security concerns over a planned peaceful protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT Council, scheduled for Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, warning that the demonstration could be hijacked by criminal elements. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the FCT Police...
Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five persons and the abduction of several others following a violent attack on a commercial passenger bus along the Oshokoshoko/Agbede Highway, near a military checkpoint in the state. Security sources, according to Zagazola Makama, disclosed that the incident occurred at...
Contractors handling Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), projects have appealed to the Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to pay the over N5.2 billion they claim the administration owes them. Mr Adebola Benson, Chairman of the Indigenous Contractors, made the appeal at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, expressing the...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday took his campaign for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chairmanship candidates to the streets of Abuja, engaging residents across several area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Obi disclosed this in a post on his official X handle,...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, attended the National Teachers’ Summit held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he stood in for the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). Governor Zulum commended the Federal Government for its strategic investments in education, citing...
In a sophisticated display of modern warfare and tactical precision, the Nigerian Army has recorded another major operational success with the rescue of eleven (11) kidnapped Nigerians during a late-night operation on 26 January 2026 along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway corridor, reaffirming its resolve to deny criminal elements freedom of...
National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their ongoing strike, granting an interlocutory injunction sought by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration. Delivering his ruling in Suit No:...
Airline passengers across Nigeria have expressed renewed confidence in flight safety following the successful conclusion of the Flight Calibration Exercise by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The exercise, which marked another critical step in strengthening aviation safety standards in the country, was formally concluded at a Checkout Ceremony...
First Lady of Nigeria and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially handed over three mobile clinic units under the RHI’s Love on Wheels project to boost healthcare delivery in underserved areas. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Abuja, Senator Oluremi Tinubu described...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s education sector reforms are creating real opportunities for young Nigerians, and ensuring access, stability and quality across Nigerian universities. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated when he received the Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja (formerly University of Abuja), Professor...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has formally written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to request the postponement of the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections currently scheduled for Saturday, 21 February 2026, on account of the Ramadan fast. In the letter dated 22 January 2026 and signed by...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland. This is just as he said Nigeria has reclaimed a frontline seat in global and regional policy conversations. VP Shettima arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday after...