President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the first phase of the Abuja light rail mass transit, covering 12 stations within the metropolis. The project has been in the works for more than 10 years, and will be the first functional metro rail in the FCT. The president also flagged off the rail’s railway services signalling […]
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The MTN office in the Maitama District of Abuja, on Tuesday was under lock and key following the nationwide picketing of the company by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the office, reports that it was locked with only policemen and other security personnel outside the gate. […]
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The Police Command in the FCT has arrested and dismissed a policeman who allegedly killed an NYSC member, Angela Igwetu, in Abuja. Miss Igwetu, who was allegedly shot in the early hours of Wednesday around Ceddi Plaza by a police officer, was rushed to the Garki Hospital where she died. The Commissioner of Police, Sadiq […]
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A policeman in Abuja, has allegedly killed Linda Igwetu, a corps member serving in the federal capital territory. The police officer was said to have shot the corps member dead while she was on her way home with friends, at about 3am on Wednesday. A Twitter user by the name Enyi Di Ya said the […]
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Prof. Yemi Osinbajo would be declaring open the 12th edition of the Abuja International Housing Show, aimed at boosting housing investment in Nigeria. Mr Festus Adebayo, Managing Director, FESADEB Communications Ltd. and the convener stated this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The show which is the largest real estate festival in […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted possible thunderstorms over the central cities of the country, including Abuja, Jos, Lafia, Minna, Bida, Makurdi, Lafia and Ibi later in the day on Tuesday. Other cities listed are Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Jalingo and Mambilla Plateau, Ilorin and Ibbi in Taraba. NiMet’s Weather Outlook issued by its Central […]
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The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chinyeaka Ohaa, has said that the coming into operation of the Abuja Light Rail service would accelerate FCT economy by boosting investments and creating job opportunities. Ohaa gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja when he led directors and management staff of the Administration on an inspection of […]
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Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has sealed a partnership with Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, to establish a 100-bed world-class medical facility that will break new grounds in Abuja. Atiku Abubakar made the disclosure on Monday after meeting with a delegation of the management of the hospital led by Rajeev Kaushal. The presidential aspirant said the […]
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Residents of Abuja and other central states will have to grab their umbrellas on Monday morning as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies with prospect of thunderstorm. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 36 […]
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A shameful video of the protesters who stormed the office of Amnesty International in Abuja on Wednesday, has emerged online. In the video, the protesters were seen struggling for N500 (five hundred naira) hours after the exercise. Earlier, the protesters were on a massive protest at the Abuja office of Amnesty International, where they accused […]
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