By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), the umbrella body of the various employees’ unions in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commended the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello for his efforts in creating a conducive working environment for the workers and putting...
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By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has expressed the FCT Administration’s readiness to partner with the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) for the deployment of 5G broadband in the territory. Malam Bello stated this when he received a delegation of the NCC led by its...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Plans by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Nasarawa State Government to get the permanent demarcation line to end encroachment are on going as the team over the week meet at Orozo, a suburb of the FCT to continue with the demarcation.....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved two projects for the Federal Capital Territory at the sum of N56.2 billion naira. FCT Minister, Malam Muhamad Bello disclosed this to newsmen at the end the meeting of the Council which held on Wednesday in Abuja....
The presidency has announced that visitors to the presidential villa in Abuja would be required to take rapid COVID tests before they would be allowed to gain entrance. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu explained to Channels Television that the new development...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Mohammed Bello has been diagnosed of COVID-19. Mallam Bello, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, said he started feeling sick on Tuesday and his test result for the virus came out positive...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has argued that it is not peace that brings about unity, but rather, unity brings about peaceful coexistence among people of divergent historical, ethnic and religious affiliations. The minister who made this observation at the official...
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....
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) held an interactive session with chiefs of seven communities along the Abuja Airport Road on Thursday over planned demolition of illegal structures. Addressing newsmen at a meeting with community leaders, Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of efforts to secure lives and property of residents in the nation’s capital, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said it would be mandatory for estates to deploy CCTV cameras with recording facilities in all estates in the Territory. The...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has cautioned against the building of structures within the FCT, without proper approvals from relevant agencies of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), saying that all buildings must fit into the overall structure of the Abuja master...
Federal Capital Territory primary and secondary school teachers have insisted that nothing will avert an indefinite strike if their demands are not met by Thursday, Nov. 25. The FCT Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Stephen Knabayi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has mourned Mr Tordue Salem, a Vanguard Newspaper reporter, who went missing on Oct. 13 but was later found dead on Nov. 11. Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, at a media briefing on Friday said investigation...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has sympathized with victims of Kubwa market fire incident that claimed no fewer than 6 lives. It was gathered that about 10 people who sustained various degrees of injuries are receiving treatment in Kubwa...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has urged security agencies to ensure that the six people abducted by hoodlums from the University of Abuja staff quarters at Giri, Gwagwalada Area Council are rescued from their abductors. The Minister made this...