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 National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Friday arrested one Hafeez Abdulsalam, a suspected trafficker in the South-West who specialises in trafficking young girls to Saudi Arabia. NAPTIP’s Assistant Director of Intelligence, Investigation and Monitoring, Ms Tina Ugwu told NAN after the operation that Abdulsalam had been on NAPTIP’s watch […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has recorded a fresh case of Lassa fever in the territory, bringing the number of confirmed cases to three within three months. Dr Humphrey Okoroukwu, the Director of Public Health in the Health and Human Services Secretariat in FCT, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 250, 000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected by registered voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mrs Ndidi Okafor, Head, Voter Education and Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Liaison, INEC, FCT, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the […]
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A former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh,on Monday arrived at the federal high court, Abuja, in an ambulance. Metuh who is standing trial over allegations of receiving N400 million from Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser, and also money laundering charges involving $2 billion. He was absent when the case was […]
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The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Muhammad Bello, has relaxed the 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. curfew imposed in Bwari town as a result of the Christmas Day mayhem in the town to 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. In a statement issued on Friday, the minister said the move was as a result […]
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, says it has sealed off over 3,000 properties in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja for failing to file annual tax returns. The Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed this at a one-day media sensitization workshop on Voluntary Assets & Income Declaration Scheme, VAIDS, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr. […]
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The federal government on Friday called the attention of the public to the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in the federal capital territory (FCT) and seven other states in the country. Gideon Mshelbwala, director of veterinary and pest control services, federal ministry of agriculture and rural development, raised the alarm at a meeting with state […]
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