Indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the auspices of Abuja Original Inhabitants Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO) weekend commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing an indigene of Abuja, Suleiman Sani, as ambassador nominee. President of the organisation, Commandant Isaac David, in a chat with Blueprint in Abuja described the appointment as a square peg in a square hole. He Read More
…11 defaulters to pay fine, perform community service An FCT Mobile Court has sealed up Missouri Hotel, located in Maitama District of Abuja, for allegedly operating a nightclub within curfew hours in contravention of COVID-19 regulation. In particular, the court presided over by Magistrate Idayat Akanni, which sat Monday at the Eagles Square, ordered that the hotel be sealed up Read More
In a bid to alleviate the suffering of some rural dwellers during the COVID-19 lock down, the Akwa-Ibom state governorship candidate of the Youth Democratic Party (YDP) in the 2019 general elections, Architect Ezekiel Nya-Etok, has presented food stuff to residents of Daki Biu, a suburb of Abuja.Presenting the items including rice, beans, noodles and sachet water among others, he Read More
The movement restrictions order by President Muhammadu Buharihich aimed at curtailing the spread of coronavirus in Abuja, the nation’s capital is already taken a toll on Jahi 2, an FCT community reputed for beehive of activities. KEHINDE OSASONA was there. The reality of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit Nigeria with the report of the index case on . The Presidency through Read More
These days, commuting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) comes with unbearable agony; writes AMEH EJEKWONYILO For the vast majority of low-income earners who reside in satellite towns and suburbs of the FCT, commuting to the city centre on a daily basis brings unspeakable physical and mental suffering. From either standing under the scorching sun or in the cold rain, Read More
Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have embraced measures to safeguard students from COVID-19 and Lassa fever. COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global outbreak of Coronavirus disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 with symptoms such as fever, cough and shortness Some of the schools in FCT embarked on sensitisation exercise in order to educate and protect Read More
The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has described the recent strike embarked upon by resident doctors as unhealthy for residents of the territory in view of the present global health challenge. The minister, who stated this during a dialogue with the leadership of FCT resident doctors called on the striking doctors to Read More
The recent protest, led by a union leader from Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE), FCT Chapter, Aliyu Maradun, at the FCT Water Board, is not only mind boggling, but shocking. The truth is everyone has a sense of justice and even the layman in the street has a sense of justice. But, sadly, Read More
Most satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) lack basic social amenities – Anagada is one of such towns; as AMEH EJEKWONYILO discovers in this report. A drive from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport through the city centre of the FCT would give an impression of a modern city that competes favourably with other seats of power across the Read More
About 180 bids were Thursday opened by the tenders board of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) for the execution of 60 projects across the 12 political wards of the council. Speaking during the opening of the bidding at the AMAC secretariat, the chairman of the tender’s board, who is the council chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, represented by the Read More
Head of information, Kuje area council, Mr. Nimrod Vinatnayi Koce, has been elected chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Kuje branch, Abuja FCT. Speaking to Blueprint immediately after he was elected at the Kuje legislative chamber where the election was held, Nimrod Koce said his tenure would spring into action to draw up the plan of Read More
The Minister of State, FCT Dr Ramatu Tijani Aliyu on Thursday assured Abuja residents that government was going to provide twelve mega health facilities soon. According to the minister, government was also planning to augment existing facilities by upgrading another six, while new ones would be initiated in line with government resolves to bring healthcare to the doorsteps of communities Read More
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through its Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), has begun intensive monitoring of motorists causing traffic infractions in the nation capital in its quest for a safer capital city. KEHINDE OSASONA in this report takes a look at the issues therein. Traffic offenders, the new Sheriff Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, was estimated in 2016 Read More
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Malam Muhmmad Musa Bello, has said the administration is set to partner with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to improve dairy production in the country. The minister stated that all arrangements were being put in place for the establishment of processing plants in the FCT. This, he stated, when a delegation Read More
A group of people with disabilities under the aegis of Abuja Disabled Persons live in a tough world of their own; AMEH EJEKWONYILO writes. Little Sadiya Shuaibu is just five months old, but her asthmatic mother, Fatima, who is on wheelchair as a result of complications from poliomyelitis, defied the scorching heat and wheeled herself and her baby into the Read More
“For better, for worse” is part of the marital vows exchanged by about-to-be wedded couples before a ‘man of God’ and before a congregation. However, with the rising cases of domestic violence and intolerance among couples including murder of spouses in different parts of the country on a daily basis, it is evident that obeying this vow is becoming a Read More
In order to maintain the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Master Plan, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), has over the years demolished ‘illegal’ buildings across the territory. Expectedly, this has not gone down well with residents, especially the victims. PAUL OKAH reports. “Abuja is not meant for the poor” is the attributed slogan Read More
The Kugbo furniture market was gutted by fire on Friday, January 10, this year, leading to loss of goods and property worth millions of naira, with more than 20 shops razed down. PAUL OKAH visited the scene and files in this report. Friday, January 10, 2020, will forever be etched on the minds of furniture makers in Kugbo, a community Read More
The quest for a healthy life has seen many people become regular visitors to hospitals, clinics and healthcare centres; whether they can afford the medical bills or not. Even when discharged, many patients stay on in hospitals awaiting relatives and good Samaritans for interventions, even as many patients disappear with their medical bills unsettled. PAUL OKAH reports. The saying that Read More
The on-going and abandoned roads constructions in Kabusa and Galadimawa area have triggered respiratory and other forms of sickness amongst residents; KEHINDE OSASONA writes. From the month of October, especially in the northern parts of the country, when breeze sweeps through the cities, it picks up unpleasant and harmful particles in form of dust and sand that are injurious to Read More
Efforts being made to rid the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of criminal activities may have been punctured with high rise in One Chance cases and other such vices as the menace is far from abating. KEHINDE OSASONA in this report asks if the authorities concerned are already overwhelmed. Abuja in throes of criminals Apart from hosting the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Read More
Though not written anywhere in the Bible, December 25 of every year has come to be regarded as Christmas Day by many Christians the world over. While some religious sects, especially Jehovah’s Witnesses, refuse to celebrate the day. Christmas means different things to many Christians. PAUL OKAH takes a look at ways people choose to celebrate this one-day event. Ordinarily, Read More
PAUL OKAH takes a look at the plethora of issues persons living with disabilities (PLWDs) contend with, amid calls for domestication and implementation of the provisions of the Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 23, 2019. The International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed on October 14, 1992, Read More
These are certainly not the best of times for parents, especially careless ones, as child traffickers are on the prowl, stealing under-age children for sale to childless couples or luring unsuspecting girls into illegal migration, prostitution or forced labour and leaving families in distress. This is even as the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and security Read More
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says there is no going back on the restriction order placed on the operations of tricycles (Keke NAPEP) and commercial motorcycles (Okada) within the city centre, despite operators, commuters and residents’ complaints. PAUL OKAH and JOAN EZE take a look at the development. The ban On November 12, 2019, the FCT Ministerial Task Team Read More
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