Tag: FCT

  • Fleeing kidnappers kill four as police demolish their camps in FCT

    Fleeing kidnappers kill four as police demolish their camps in FCT

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday, said it has dismantled kidnappers camps and arrested a suspect along Kwali-Kwaita axis of the territory. The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. She said the camps were dismantled during Counter-Kidnapping Operations…

  • FCT set for maiden ECOWAS-Abuja Int’l Marathon

    FCT set for maiden ECOWAS-Abuja Int’l Marathon

    No fewer than 500 international and local athletes will participate in the maiden ECOWAS-Abuja International Half Marathon scheduled to hold on Dec. 14. Mr Francis Njoaguani, Director, ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on preparations, said the event is open to athletes outside West Africa. Njoaguani said the race with…

  • FCT minister harps on girl child education  [Photos]

    FCT minister harps on girl child education [Photos]

    Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has emphasized the importance of the girl child education, just as he stressed that the education of the girl child has been proven to be critical for the advancement of any nation. The Minister who made this statement to mark the celebration of 2019 International…

  • FCT Minister condemns lynching of ‘one chance’ suspects

    FCT Minister condemns lynching of ‘one chance’ suspects

    The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has decried the lynching of three suspected traffic robbers popularly known as ‘One Chance’ in the Dutse Alhaji area of the Federal Capital City. The Special Assistant on Media to the FCT Minister, Malam Abubakar Sani made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that…

  • 59th Anniversary: Bello, Aliyu call for commitment in rebuilding Abuja

    59th Anniversary: Bello, Aliyu call for commitment in rebuilding Abuja

    Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has called for commitment and dedication on the part of residents in rebuilding the capital city as envisaged by the visionary leaders of old. The Minister who made the call to mark 59th Independence Anniversary at the Old Parade Ground in Abuja, however acknowledged that the development…

  • Kaduna, FCT highest hit in 5,181 road accident deaths in 2018 – FRSC

    A total of 5,181 Nigerians lost their lives in road traffic crashes (RTC) in 2018, according to the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC). The FRSC said in its 2018 Annual Report obtained by our reporter that Kaduna State recorded more deaths than other states during the period. Although Kaduna State had more deaths in road…

  • Electricity: AEDC, TCN embark on network reconfiguration in FCT

    The Abuja Distribution Company (AEDC) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have concluded plans to carry out a joint network reconfiguration to boost power supply in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Oyebode Fadipe, AEDC’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Fadipe said that the…

  • IG orders 24 hours surveillance on FCT, environs

    IG orders 24 hours surveillance on FCT, environs

    The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday ordered 24 hours surveillance on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs to forestall break down of law and order. A statement by DCP Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) in Abuja said the I-G gave the order following a violent…

  • Buhari signs FCT, other bills into law

    Buhari signs FCT, other bills into law

    President Muhammadu Buhari has signed three bills into law. The new laws are: The Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act, 2019, Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo, Gombe State (Establishment) Act, 2019 and the Federal Polytechnic, Daura Katsina State (Establishment) Act, 2019. The Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, disclosed this to State House correspondents…

  • IGR in 36 states, FCT in 2018 stood at N1.1trn – Fowler

    The Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr Tunde Fowler, said on Monday that the Internally Generated Revenue of the 36 states and FCT rose from N800 billion in 2016 to N1.16 trillion in 2018. Fowler made this known at the Go-Live Ceremony for the New National Tax Identification Number (TIN) Registration System in Abuja. He…