Tag: FCT
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FCT minister advocates stiffer penalties for rapists
The Minister of State FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has called for stiffer penalties against rapists to check the increasing cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence. Mr Austine Elemue, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, in a statement on Sunday, said Aliyu made the call while presenting palliative items to the FCT…
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First Sunday Service After Lockdown: Abuja residents turnout en masse at various churches
… social distancing observed …checks of temperature observed at entry points …we appreciate FG for re-opening worship centres-Pastor Sani … borders of FCT manned by soldiers, police, civil defense, PTF officers For over two months religious activities were put on hold in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun major cities in Nigeria after President Muhamnadu Buhari announced…
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Only FCT, Kaduna, Lagos release genuine COVID-19 numbers, El-Rufai replies man who questions ‘fake’ NCDC figures
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has replied to a man who challenged COVID-19 numbers released by NCDC. According to Jibrin Ibrahim, the true numbers of COVID-19 patients in Nigeria can not be ascertained if state governors are in charge of the samples sent to NCDC. Ibrahim, however, hinted that state governors are reducing the…
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FCT begins implementation of state community policing
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has kicked off the implementation of the State Community Policing initiative aimed at reducing crime in communities and deepen trust between the public and law enforcement agencies. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, made the disclosure while inaugurating the 16-member State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) for FCT, on…
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Abuja clerics disown congregation to escape prosecution for worship violation
There was mild drama at the Federal Housing Authourity, Lugbe as some pastors tried to evade prosecution by the FCT Ministerial Enforcement Taskforce on COVID-19 Restriction. The Pastors, who have partitioned the rocks behind FHA Lugbe as their worship centres on Sunday, denied ownership of the large crowd worshipping on the hilltop. The Pastors are…
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COVID-19: FCT Minister lauds NNPC’s medical initiatives
The Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT), Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, has commended the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for rallying the Oil and Gas Industry to support the nation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the NNPC Towers during a courtesy call on the Group Managing…
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Abuja resident petitions I-G, AGF over alleged shooting, demands NIbn compensation
An artisan and resident of Kuje in Abuja, Mr Sati Danshetu, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police over an alleged shooting and breaching of his fundamental rights by police during lockdown in Abuja. He alleged that he was shot and abandoned by the police on his way to buy food at a local outlet in…
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FCT gives its own guidelines on partial lockdown effective Monday
The FCTA will enforce rigorously the guidelines regulating the easing of the lockdown in the FCT as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory. In his message to the residents of the FCT, announcing the new guidelines, the Honourable Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello said that security agencies have been…
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Police arraign 1,909 lockdown violators in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday, said it had arraigned 1,909 violators of the Federal Government’s lockdown order before 13 mobile courts in the territory. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the command, Mr Bala Ciroma, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja. He said that the…
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COVID-19 lockdown: FCT minister extends market opening hours
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammed Bello has approved the extension of business hours for Markets in Abuja to operate from 8a.m. to 3p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Bello in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, explained that the directive which takes effect from Saturday, April 25, was against the earlier approved time of 10a.m.…