The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has declared that the looting of a warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha on Sunday by hoodlums was beyond hunger, but a criminal act. The Minister made this declaration at the end of her assessment visit to Gwagwa-Tasha to ascertain the...
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The private residence of the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud in Abuja was razed down by fire on Sunday. Media Aide to the minister, Mr Austine Elemue, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the cause of the fire was being investigated by the authorities. He...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has urged the Nigerian Film industry and other critical stakeholders to redouble their efforts in identifying and promoting creativity, particularly narratives that empower the girl child. The Minister made the call at the unveiling...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of N4,729,281,486.64 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the month of November, 2023. The amount represent a slight decrease when compared to N4,966,217,872.99billion shared in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has allocated the sum of $4.5 million to the FCT Fadama CARES programme to implement three disbursement linked Indicators (DLIs) out of a total allocation of $15 million made available to the FCTA by the World Bank...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has pledged its commitment to support members of the House Committee on FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters in the discharge of their constitutional oversight functions. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, made this commitment...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other stakeholders have received the sum of N4,966,217,872.99 billion as share of statutory allocation for the month of October, 2023. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who presided over the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the nation grapples with the housing deficit, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has advocated for special partnership with private developers through the provision of Mass Housing Scheme at subsidized and affordable rate. The minister made this call in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced the distributions of assorted food items to vulnerable residents of the territory aimed at easing the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who performed the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other stakeholders have received the sum of N5,425,630,867.16billion as share of statutory allocation for the month of August, 2023. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who presided over the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Foreign investors have been enjoined to leverage the favourable investment opportunities in the Federal Capital Territory to invest in Agriculture, tourism, infrastructure development, transportation, healthcare, waste management and hospitality industry. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who represented the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has pledged that the FCT Administration will complete some ongoing projects in the territory over the coming months. The Minister made the pledge in Abuja on Thursday shortly after undertaking an inspection...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated two committees to help boost agricultural development in the Territory. Specifically, the committes are the Steering and Inter-Agency Technical Committees of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has expressed the commitment of the FCT Administration towards providing equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene services, while strengthening community-led approaches to total sanitation. The minister who gave this commitment on Wednesday in Abuja at the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts towards the provision of high quality primary healthcare to the vulnerable in hard-to- reach communities, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has extended the integrated free medical outreach to the three senatorial districts of Kogi state. The...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has flagged-off an Integrated Medical Outreach, in Karshi to be conducted across all the 62 political wards in the Territory. The free medical outreach powered by Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate was targeted at the vulnerables...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Palace of Wako Chiefdom in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory has conferred on the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, the traditional title of Magajiyan Kasan Wako. The conferment was contained in a letter dated January 5, 2023,...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring prompt pension service delivery to retired and retiring officers. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu gave the assurance at the launch of the Operational Manual by the FCT Area Council Service Pension Board at the...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring prompt pension service delivery to retired and retiring officers. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance, while the launching the Operational Manual by the FCT Area Councils Service Pension Board at the ongoing...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to partner well-meaning organizations towards improving healthcare services in the Territory. This assurance was given by the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, during the FCTA/USAID steering committee meeting held in her office...