Nigeria’s biggest football academy, Kanu International Football Academy (KIFA) is set to hold the maiden edition of its football league for players in its academies spread across the country. KIFA, with Nigerian football legend Nwankwo Kanu, as its chairman, has over 2,350 players in 126 centres across the 36 states and FCT, Abuja. And it is acknowledged as the lagest Read More
The Presidency has asked Nigerians to ignore those calling for secession, saying President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be intimidated and bullied for their selfish interests. The seat of power also ruled out the calls for another National Conference to discuss the much talked about unity of Nigeria. Speaking Tuesday at the national secretariat of APC during a media interface organised by Read More
Over 300 angry contractors Monday around 10am stormed the offices of FCT Minister, Malam Mohammed Bello and Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, blocking major entrances over non-settlement of contractual obligations. Some the contractors claimed they executed various COVID-19 contracts for the FCT Administration between March 2020 and April 2021 without being paid. One of the contractors, Emmanuel Nwachendu said: “This is Read More
Some stakeholders under the umbrella of FCT Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Monday donated a world-class molecular diagnostic laboratory to the FCT Administration to boost fight against the pandemic and other health challenges. Speaking at the commissioning and handover of the multi million Naira laboratory project provided by the committee at the Kubwa General Hospital, FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Read More
The Sexual Offences Awareness and Response (SOAR) Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, has urged the federal government to combat all forms of sexual offences and child rights violations in the country. Speaking at the close out event of the rule of law and anti-corruption programme in Abuja on Tuesday, the Executive Director of SOAR Initiative, Chinyere Eyo, said the government at Read More
The Gray Child Foundation has said its ‘Activating Positive Peace in Nigeria’ initiative will not only promote national peace and security but sustainable development as it moves to among others, create a network of empowered community peacebuilders across the country. The Chairman of the Pan-African non-partisan organization working to improve communities and human capital development of people in Nigeria and Read More
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, CP Bala Ciroma, has assured residents of a hitch-free Easter celebration. Ciroma gave the assurance in a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, Thursday in Abuja. It read in part: “In furtherance with effort to ensure that residents of the FRCT enjoy Read More
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja Operation Office, has sought the continued collaboration of the FCT Fire Service (FFS) in the area of response to emergencies. The Head of Abuja Operation Office, NEMA, Mr Samuel Bitrus, made the request Wednesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the FFS, noting that the Service was a key stakeholder in terms Read More
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has pledged media support to members of National Association of Public Procurement Practitioners to enable them achieve their main objective of entrenching transparency in procurement system. Chairman of the Council, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche, pledged the support in Abuja while receiving members of the association who were on a courtesy visit to council Read More
The FCT Police Command has arrested 10 suspects for armed robbery and drug peddling along Mpape, Kado-Biko and Life-Camp axis. A press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, Sunday in Abuja, said: “Amongst the suspects are: Ibrahim Abdulrasheed, 26; Abubakar Rabiu, 23; Abdulmumini Bello, 19; Abubakar Mohammed, 20; and an ex-convict Shaban Abubakar, 19; arrested Read More
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has pledged commitment to partner with stakeholders to increase food security and reduce the threat of scarcity. The permanent secretary in the ministry, Mr. Ernest Umakhihe, said this at the Result Presentation Workshop of March 2021 Cadre Harmonise (CH) Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis for Nigeria, on Friday in Abuja. Umakhihe said Read More
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has cried out over the increasing cases of kidnap of school girls and killings of innocent citizens, calling on pepetrators of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to leave children alone to grow in a peaceful and safe environment. Dame Tallen made the postulation, Tuesday, in Abuja during the presentation of a Read More
Aliyu Abubakar, a 35-year-old painter was Monday arraigned in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a customer of N1.3 million. Abubakar of Abaji by Pipe Line, FCT, Abuja, was charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating by the police. The Prosecution Counsel, Kufreabasi Ebong, told the court that the complainant, Saleh Mustapha, reported the Read More
The Acting Controller General of Nigerian Correctional service, John Mrabure, has urged , staff of the Non Custodial Directorate to ensure high level partnership with other concerned agencies in order to effectively implement the non custodial measures and ensure a peaceful and safe nation A Statement by the Service Public Relations Officer Chukwuedo Humphrey Thursday, the Controller General who was Read More
The Federal Capital Terriory Administration (FCTA) has warned marketers across the city to desist from trading on road shoulders and corridors or their wares would be confiscated. Chairman of the FCTA Ministerial Taskforce on Traffic Management, Mr Ihkaro Attah, issued the warning during inspections of Nyanya Market, road shoulders and corridors on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated that the traffic Read More
Last Wednesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) might not have rolled out the drums to celebrate the 33rd year of its creation due to the challenges thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic among other reasons. Nevertheless, the Corps deserves more than a passing comment for attaining the landmark. Established in February 1988 through the instrumentality of Decree 45 as Read More
Nigeria on Friday recorded 2314 COVID-19 cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. Out ot the numbers, Lagos, Kaduna and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) registered highest infection within 24 hours. Here is the breakdown Lagos-831 Kaduna-545 FCT-235 Plateau-127 Nasarawa-80 Oyo-72 Delta-65 Rivers-64 Kano-46 Ogun-46 Bayelsa-30 Gombe-30 Abia-28 Osun-27 Edo-25 Ondo-14 Sokoto-12 Zamfara-10 Bauchi-8 Imo-5 Jigawa-4 Ekiti-4 Borno-4 Read More
The FCT chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has paid a condolence visit to Kugbo building materials market that was razed by fire in the early morning of Monday. The team, led by IPMAN FCT director of operation, Mr. Ameh Kennedy, urged the traders who lost their valuable goods worth millions of naira to take it Read More
The National Examination Council (NECO) has deregistered 12 schools for engaging in examination malpractices during the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Chief Registrar of the Council, Professor Godswill Obioma, stated this while releasing the results in Minna, Niger state capital on Wednesday. According to the Registrar, 24 supervisors were also blacklisted for aiding and abetting examination malpractices. He Read More
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisation for Peace (NIFROP) has declared 21-day intercessory prayers for Nigeria to usher in the new year. The inter-faith group, in a statement signed by its grand patron, Archbishop Julius Ediwe, Thursday, said the spiritual exercise is themed, ” 2021: Our Year of Overcoming Agents of Destabilization, Coup Plotters and Blood Sucking Demons working against President Muhammadu Read More
The Presidential Task Force on control of COVID-19 Monday came up with new measures to check the spread of the virus in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, Presidential Task Force and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said officers from Grade Level 12 and below are now to work from home. He Read More
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Grand Kadi of Yobe state, Shu’aibu Talba, and a judge of the Osun state High Court, Justice Abdulkareem Abdulrasaq, over alleged age falsification. The decision for the immediate sack of the judicial officers was taken at the 93rd meeting of the NJC which held virtually on December 16, Read More
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has returned to court and his trial has resumed in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ensured Maina was in the court having being extradited to Nigeria from the Niger Republic by the Interpol. Mr. Maina who jumped bail before his re-arrest in Niamey, Niger Read More
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and six others were Monday re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 10-count charge for an alleged fraudulent N544m grass-cutting contract. Blueprint reports that it was the second re-arraignment of the defendants, after they were first arraigned before the late Justice Jude Okeke of Read More
Minister of Youth and Sports development Mr Sunday Dare has revealed that there is no indefinite postponement of the proposed 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF). Dare who spoke during one-day seminar organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter said in the next few days a definite date for NSF would be agreed between the ministry and Read More
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