FCT

Grace Ike Elected First Female NUJ FCT Chairperson, Promises Reforms

Grace Ike, a journalist with Advocate Broadcasting Network (ADBN), has been elected as the chairperson of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal...

One-Chance Cab Robbery: FCT Police to impound vehicles without number plates – CP

In a move to curb the rising cases of one-chance cab robbery incidents in the Federal Capital Territory, Police Commissioner Tunji Disu has...

Carjacking in FCT: Police recover Land Cruiser Prado after high-speed hot chase

In a swift response to a distress call, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has recovered a 2012 black Toyota...

Exclusive: Aftermath of demolition: Our current condition, will of God—FCT Ruga Community Secretary

Operation Sweep, a task force established by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, had on November 4 demolished houses in the Ruga settlement...

Wike names ex-Head of Service, Udo Atang, Special Assistant on Administration

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has appointed Dr. Udo Samuel Atang as Senior Special Assistant on Administration....

FCT Minister inspects new Federal Ministry of Livestock building for its takeoff

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority to renovate the former Ministry of Agriculture building for use by the newly...

Exclusive: Succor for traders as AMAC takes over reconstruction of old Karu market, two months after fire incident

As the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) begins reconstructing the recently destroyed old Karu market, traders at the market have expressed joy and...

FCT’s Karu community calm, peaceful as coronation of new Sakarui douses protest

The streets of Karu town in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday were calm and peaceful, devoid of any protests. Few tricycles and...

Court bars protesters from the streets, restricts them to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued an order prohibiting protesters from taking to the streets of the capital city, restricting them...

Police ban Shiite procession in Abuja, vow to arrest offenders 

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced a ban on all protests and processions by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria...

PCN descends on unlicensed medicine outlets, shuts 531 in Abuja

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has closed down 531 medicine outlets in Abuja, the nation’s capital city, for various infractions. According to...

Trafficking: FG bars hotels from accommodating underage girls

Worried about the high rate of prostitution trafficking, especially among underage girls, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has barred hotels...

Pres. Tinubu arrived Abuja after a three-day working visit to Lagos

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja after a three-day working visit to Lagos State. Pres. Tinubu arrived in Abuja after a three-day...

Security: Real-time aerial surveillance cameras, data-gathering sensors for FCT – Minister

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, is set to strengthen the security architecture in the capital city with the...

FCT SWAN elections inconclusive, Election Committee declares, rerun in two weeks

The FCT Chapter has declared Friday’s elections into the various offices inconclusive. SWAN National President Isaiah Benjamin disclosed this in an exclusive chat...