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Northern Groups Notify Police Of Planned Protest Against Tompolo’s N4bn Pipeline Contract Award

Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AARYG)
The Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AARYG), the umbrella body of 225 socio-cultural groups in the north has notified the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command about its planned protest againstRead More

Group: Only 3% Of Original Inhabitants Of Abuja Have Access To Portable Water

Abuja, Nigeria
A baseline study on improve access to inclusive basic services conducted by a non-governmental organisation has revealed that only three per cent of the Original Inhabitants of Abuja (OIAs), hasRead More

PDP Rejects Tenure Elongation For FCT LG Chairs, Councilors

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has faulted the judgement of an Abuja High Court that retroactively extended for one year, the tenure of office of six area council chairmen andRead More

INEC Tidies Up Plans, Accredits 51 Observer Groups For February FCTA Poll

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has begun to tidy up arrangements for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, 12th February 2022, with its recentRead More

FCT Threatens Revocation Of 435 Abandoned Land Titles

Federal Capital Territory Administration
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has threatened to revoke the titles of the owners of 435 abandoned, uncompleted structures, as well as 600 undeveloped plots of land within the city.Read More

Noise Pollution: Abuja Environment Agency Reads Riot Act To Parks, Gardens, Others

Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB)
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) yesterday expressed concern over the incessant noise pollution from event centres, parks, gardens and other facilities across the Federal Capital City. Addressing journalists inRead More

FEC Okays N27.4bn Contracts For FCT, Works/Housing Ministries

Federal Executive Council (FEC)
Approves establishment of health sciences varsity in Oturkpo The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts worth N27.4 billion for projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Works andRead More

Insecurity: FCT Residents Donate Vehicle To Police

Police vehicle
In a bid to quicken the response time of the police in tackling rising insecurity, the Kafe District Stakeholders have donated a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) to the Nigeria PoliceRead More

Cultists Kill Four Close To FCT Minister’s Residence

Recovered firearms
Suspected cultists have turned a slum in Abuja, Kuchibena, into a slaughter slab, killing four persons in a spate of eight days. Incidentally, the slum is within the purview ofRead More

Cholera Hits 23 States, FCT, Kills 30, Says NCDC

Cholera
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have reported suspected cholera cases since January 2021. The affected states areRead More