The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company says electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will begin to enjoy full power supply from Feb 23. The company said this in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Monday. It said the ongoing restoration efforts by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the underground … Read more
A joint security team consisting of personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Army and local vigilante group have neutralised three suspected armed robbers in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. She said the suspected armed robbers … Read more
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has asked residents of the territory to report any scavenger operating within the city to the police for prosecution. The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Olatunji Disu, made the call in Abuja on Friday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the FCT Security … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the allocation of ₦3.6 billion to establish three police divisional headquarters and accompanying staff quarters in the Kuje, Gwagwalada, and Kwali Area Councils. Henzodaily reports that the Director of the Security Services Department at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Adamu Gwary, made … Read more
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has engaged 40 contractors to keep the Federal Capital City clean. The Director of the Board, Mr Osilama Braimah, disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday. Braimah said that the board was up to date in its payment obligation to the contractors, saying “we have … Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement on Friday night said the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the minister had met their demands. … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully completed the relocation of eight 132kV and 33kV towers along the Kukwaba/Apo transmission line, bringing relief to residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This achievement, finalized three days past the original deadline, also marks the full restoration of bulk power supply to the 132/33kV Apo Transmission … Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has expressed concern over the poor working conditions and dilapidated infrastructure in hospitals across the nation’s capital. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the association’s president, Dr George Ebong, announced the commencement of a three-day warning strike. He described Wuse General … Read more
Striking resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have accused the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other government officials of neglecting health facilities and workers’ welfare in Abuja. Henzodaily reports that the doctors began a three-day warning strike on Wednesday over unpaid salaries, and allowances, among others after the expiration of … Read more
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has directed the establishment of a Special Task Force to dislodge criminal elements hiding in uncompleted structures, abandoned plots of land and buildings across the territory. Mr Adamu Gwary, Director, Department of Security Services, FCT Administration, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Wednesday. Gwary explained … Read more