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Jubilation, as fuel price reduces in Abuja

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 Aminu Imam

Fuel stations in Abuja yesterday reduced the pump price of petrol after the Federal Government stopped the planned 15% import duty on petrol and diesel. The price change involved stations such as Ranoil and Empire, which adjusted their rates because the suspended duty removed the fear of an extra charge that would have raised the cost of fuel. Ranoil now sells petrol at ₦940 per litre, while Empire adjusted to ₦949 per litre, both coming down from ₦955. According to reports, many other stations across Abuja and nearby areas are…

Wike and FCT’s infrastructural transformation

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Aminu Imam

By Rachel Usman In the capital of a country that often forgets to finish what it starts, Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital these past few days witnessed not a spectacle but stewardship, with the unveiling of completed infrastructure projects within a two-week period to celebrate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second anniversary. Over two weeks, the strength of policy met the power of personality, and perhaps more than any other in recent memory, exposed the depth of FCT Minister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike’s political magnetism and the breadth of his economic reform impact.…

Army reacts to Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja explosion

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has reacted to the explosion which rocked the Mogadishu Cantonment, popularly known as Abacha Barracks, yesterday, Monday. In a post made on X, the Nigerian Army said the situation is currently under control. The Army, however, did not give details of the cause of the explosion. “Explosion at Bus Stop Opposite Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja. Situation Under Control. Details Later”, Army wrote on X. Sources privy to the incident had earlier stated that a suspected suicide bomber tried to gain access into the barrack. It was also gathered…

Shefarmers@One: Livestock Project launched

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Shefarmers Association has celebrated its one year anniversary and launched the National Shefarmers Livestock Project. Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the FCTA Mandate Secretary for the Women Affairs Secretariat, at the occasion held in Abuja on Thursday, called for more investment in women which she said is investment in the community. Aminu Saleh, AIG (Rtd), Grand Patron of Shefarmers, in his address, called for urgent land reforms to address issues that hinder women from overcoming challenges to farming in Nigeria. He said the Association was conceived in 2021 to provide support…

Bomb explosion rocks Abuja school; student feared dead

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 Aminu Imam

A bomb explosion has reportedly exploded in Kuchibiyu community of Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where an Islamiyyah school is located as leaving a student dead, with many critically injured. According to reports, the tragic incident occurred around noon yesterday, sending shockwaves through the quiet community, located approximately 42 kilometers from the federal capital’s city centre. It was gathered that emergency response teams, including the Police’ Bomb Disposal squad, promptly arrived at the scene, while the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for urgent medical care. While…

President Tinubu appoints new NAHCON Chairman

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the new Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) pending the confirmation by the Senate. This appointment effectively removes the previous Chairman, Jalal Arabi in the face of corruption allegations. Professor Usman is a renowned scholar with qualifications from the University of Madinah and Peshawar University, Pakistan. He previously served as Chairman of the Kano State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, successfully overseeing the operations of the largest quota of state pilgrims in the country. According to a statement…

NYSC invalidates 101 fake mobilisation, exemption certificates

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has invalidated 101 certificates of persons fraudulently mobilised for the national youth service. Eddy Megwa, the NYSC Director, Information and Public Relations, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. �The 101 persons were illegally mobilised by the University of Calabar for national service during the 2021, 2022 and 2023 NYSC service years. �Out of the figure, 99 were under listed for service, while two others were exempted from service. �Consequently, the management of NYSC hereby restates its…

FCT:�4 rescued, as another Abuja building collapses;�many trapped

July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 Aminu Imam

Barely less than 24 hours after a school building collapsed on pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring 132, four people have been rescued after a section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja yesterday morning. It is also 11 days after another building collapsed at Unity House, Area 11, Garki, in Abuja. Unconfirmed number of other people are trapped in the rubble. As of press time yesterday, one person was reportedly still trapped in the rubble of the residential building, located in the Kubwa area of the…

Hardship: ‘We can no longer plan our meals” � Abuja residents cry out

June 23, 2024June 23, 2024 Aminu Imam

A cross-section of residents of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), says they can no longer fend for their families due to the rising cost of foodstuff. The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said that eating beans and yam have become a luxury due to its high cost. This, they said, had affected their domestic food timetable, making it impossible to eat varieties. A mother, Mrs Glory Ocholi, said that beans have become so expensive that it is difficult to buy in bulk…

Insecurity: Bandits raid Abuja nightclub, kill DJ

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Aminu Imam

An unspecified number of robbers killed a nightclub early Saturday morning, when they stormed and robbed a nightclub, Volcano, in Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja. FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, reacting to the incident, said officers were not promptly notified, but said investigations had commenced to uncover details of the crime. She told newsmen that the heist, estimated to have taken place around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, was only brought to their attention around 5:30 a.m. even though the nightclub was only minutes from a nearby police station. Ms. Adeh expressed deep…