By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A private university based in the Federal Capital Territory, Philomath University, has named a road project within the university campus to immortalise the late mother of the FCT Minister of State, Hajiya Zainab Sidi Ali, for her contribution to the development of learning and...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to restore agriculture to its enviable status, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated a 12-man agricultural development programme executive committee to drive the process. While inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, the minister said:...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory and other stakeholders have received the sum of N3,049,291,338.40Billion as its share of statutory allocation for the month of October, 2022. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu presided over the 171st Joint...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) mega rally held in Jos as a path way to victory come 2023 general elections. The minister who spoke to a section of the media shortly after...
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has disbursed N215 million to 5,054 beneficiaries of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) in the nation’s capital. Aliyu, while disbursing the funds, explained that the figure was made up of 3,650 beneficiaries of Social Transfer scheme, and 1,404...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday in Abuja distributed 60 operational vehicles to security agencies, as part of efforts to combat security threats in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vehicles were distributed to the Police Force, military and paramilitary organisations. Others...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called for adequate funding for projects in the satellite towns especially the 5,000 Wassa Affordable Housing project in the territory. Specifically, the minister expressed the commitment of the Administration to provide houses that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has approved the appointment of Abubakar Sani Pai, as a 3rd Class Chief of Pai Chiefdom (Sarkin Pai) in Kwali Area Council of the Territory. The appointment which was contained in a letter dated August 30, 2022,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N2,648,651,923.16 billion to the six area councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of August, 2022. This figure represents 8.41712 percent decline, as...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja ,- In continuation of the official disbursement of grants to vulnerable residents, no fewer than 517 vulnerable people in FCT are beneficiaries of the second batch of FCT FADAMA CARES programme. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, at a symbolic disbursement held in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead of the 2023 general elections, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has been nominated to head the All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central Youth Campaign Organization. At the inauguration ceremony held in Abuja, the minister specifically charged the group to positively...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The FCT Minister of State Dr. Ramatu Tijjina Aliyu, has urged youths in the Federal Capital Territory to be part of political processes in Nigeria. The minister who spoke during an interactive session with the FCT youths as part of activities to commemorate the International...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu says modern tourism has become a key driver for socio-economic progress through the creation of jobs and enterprises, infrastructure development, and the export revenues earned. The minister, who made this declaration while inaugurating the FCT Tourism...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has re-invigorated the ‘G7” security operations to secure the territory. The ‘G7’ security operations involve collaboration and partnerships with states that are contiguous to the territory. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the FCT...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than 560 residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s grants to vulnerable people in the territory. The distribution of the cash grant which was disbursed through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead of the 2023 presidential elections, The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has mobilized thousands of women across the 36 states of the federation and FCT to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinibu. Speaking at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is poised to check the proliferation of unregistered veterinary facilities across the FCT in order to curb the activities of quacks in the profession. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, while inaugurating the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N2,918,292,782.67 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of May 2022. Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja As part of measures to implement a strategy towards the realization of Mr. President’s promise to take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years, the FCT Administration through its Social Development Secretariat has concluded plans to graduate over 120 trained ‘Almajiris’...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Administration (FCTA) has allocated the sum of N2.745Billion to the FCT Fadama COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) project for the implementation of three Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) out of a total allocation of $15Million from the World Bank. FCT Minister...