By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), has appointed the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, as patron. At the presentation of the award, the Director General of the group, Aminu Suleiman, said the...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of activities to mark the 2022 Democracy day, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, at the weekend celebrated with over 350 orphans and vulnerable children drawn from 47 registered orphanage homes across the six area councils. At the ceremony held...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed its commitment in ensuring that the FCT contingent to Saudi Arabia for the 2022 Hajj operation gets the best treatment comparable to any other state of the federation.. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is ready to woo organised private sector entities to address the housing deficit confronting the nation’s capital. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, gave this indication at the official launch of the Oak Homes brand and the...
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, on Wednesday called on traditional rulers and other stakeholders to evolve new methods of tackling insecurity in the nation’s capital. Aliyu made the call at the 6th security meeting with Area Council Chairmen, Council of Graded Chiefs and other critical stakeholders...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the world commemorates 2022 World Earth Day, the FCT Administration has pledged its commitment to meeting its obligations in preserving the environment and ensuring that mother nature serves all that depend on it for lives and livelihood responsibly. FCT Minister of State, Dr....
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday evacuated no fewer than 94 street beggars, mainly old men, women and 17 children who are being used to beg in the city. The Mandate Secretary for FCTA Social Development Secretariat, Mrs Hadiza Kabir, made the disclosure, while answering questions from...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that over N150 billion liabilities inherited from previous administrations have been cleared by the present administration. This revelation was one of the outcomes of FCTA Executive Committee meeting chaired by the FCT Minister of State, Dr....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – An international women group, the African Women Conference has congratulated the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, on her conferment of a Doctorate (PhD) Degree by the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The group in a statement issued by its Chief Operations...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed it staff to close work at noon on Tuesday, March 29, to enable them to root for the Super Eagles in their match against the Black Stars of Ghana. This is contained in a circular signed by the FCTA Director, Human...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In line with the FCT 2019 Parks Policy, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, has performed the ground breaking ceremony of the beautification and landscaping of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Express Way in collaboration with property developers along the road. Performing the ceremony on behalf...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has revealed that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has in the last six months, constructed 192 rural water supply schemes of various types across the six area councils as part of measure to improve the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N3, 562, 934, 772.37billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of January 2022. The figure indicates a decline...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has appealed to planners in the education, labour and employment sectors to recognise that Nigeria was long overdue for a functional Labour Market Information System. The minister who made the appeal at the 9th...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N3,668,506,659.36 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of December 2021. The figure indicates a decline in revenue...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated 30 units of operational vehicles donated to commands and divisions of the Nigeria Police Force by the Abuja Municipal Area Council, (AMAC) in Abuja. While inaugurating the project, the minister said the donation arose...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu has identified poverty, social exclusion, distance from school facilities and poor quality education coupled with gender disparities as factors working against women’s leadership roles in Africa. The minister stated this at the African Women in Leadership Organisation...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N3,726,007,503.49billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of November 2021, The figure indicates a major decline in revenue from...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been assured of their safety during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, gave the assurance following the monthly FCT Security Committee meeting which was held on Tuesday,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has disclosed that the territory will save over N1 trillion from its Land Swap Programme. Malam Bello made this disclosure on Tuesday while performing the ceremonial site hand-over of the Gwagwa District Development to Messrs....