Tag: FCT

Cabinet reshuffle: “Appoint FCT indigene as minister now” -Lawyer appeals to Buhari

Aminu Imam

An activist and constitutional lawyer, Musa Baba-Panya, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint an indigene of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (FCT-Abuja) as a federal minister, to correct the injustices of the past. Baba-Panya, a rights activist and an indigene of FCT, made the call yesterday in a statement he released in Abuja. The call was predicated on the recent minor cabinet reshuffle by the President. Recall that President Buhari, on Sept. 1, approved a reshuffle in the cabinet, formed on August12, 2019. Buhari had dropped the Minister…

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13 yr-old student beaten to death by teacher over failure to do assignment

Aminu Imam

A 13 year-old student of Federal Govt College, Kwali, in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Yahaya Nuhu Aliyu, was allegedly beaten to death on Monday, by his form teacher Mrs. Dorcas Gibson. The deceased had earlier complained of not feeling well and went to the school clinic but was turned back because he hasn’t eaten, then went back to class and his teacher (Mrs Gibson) demanded his assignments which he didn’t complete then she decided to punish him by flogging him mercilessly and when her cane broke, she picked up…

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Exclusive Breastfeeding: FCT rural communities list challenges

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Some residents in the rural communities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have identified economic challenge as one of the factors affecting their compliance to exclusive breastfeeding. In separate interviews on Friday in Abuja, they stated their different experiences and views on exclusive breastfeeding, as the 2021 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 with the theme “Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility.” Mrs Sandra Danjuma, a trader in Galadimawa, who blamed her noncompliance to exclusive breastfeeding to economic challenges, said they could not afford proper meal…

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N8bn expended on waste management annually in Abuja – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. (Mrs.) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, yesterday, announced that the administration spent about N8 billion annually to manage waste in the Federal Capital City and the satellite towns across the Territory. According to her, Abuja Environmental Protection Board, (AEPB), spends an average of N6 billion annually, while the Satellite Towns Development Department, (STDD), spends N2 billion annually bringing the total sum of N8 billion to pay over 64 cleaning contractors engaged in the management of waste within the nation’s capital. In a…

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Breaking! Suspected IPOB members arrested at Abuja Federal High Court

Aminu Imam

…Sowore also allegedly arrested …Trial postponed Some suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), were arrested by the Police on Monday as they converged on the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), for their leaders, Nnamdi Kanu’s trial. According to reports, some of them wore Jewish apparel and were chanting slogans in support of Kanu and demanding his freedom. There was a commotion as the Police tried to disperse members of the group. Some of them were subsequently arrested while others fled. The Police…

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Cholera cases surge to 698 in Abuja, 60 dead – Minister

Aminu Imam

Suspected cases of cholera have risen sharply from 604 to 698 within 72 hours in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. 60 persons have also died from the viral disease. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, made the disclosure on Thursday at a sensitisation campaign against cholera and other acute diarrhoea diseases. The FCT administration took the community sensitisation to Pyakasa and Gwagwa communities as the death toll rose from 54 to 60.Represented by Dr Iwot Ndaeyo, the acting Executive Secretary of FCT Primary Health Care Board,…

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Cholera kills over 60 in FCT – Minister

Aminu Imam

The death toll from cholera outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT)  administration is over 60, as the administration says efforts are ongoing to intensify community sensitization on cholera and other severe acute diarrhea diseases outbreaks. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, gave the assurance at the continuation of community sensitisation on cholera in Pyakasa and Gwagwa, Abuja.  Dr. Ramatu Aliyu revealed that suspected cases have risen from 604 to 698 within 72 hours. She, however, assured that the administration would do everything within its power to…

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FCT issues guidelines for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations

Aminu Imam

Worried by the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country and the FCT and the possibility of a third wave, the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has issued guidelines for the upcoming Eid-El-Kabir celebrations in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The guidelines was issued after a meeting of the FCT Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) on Covid-19, chaired by the Minister on Friday, to review the current situation of the pandemic in the FCT especially as it relates to the upcoming Sallah celebrations. From its deliberations,…

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FCT: 54 people have been killed in cholera outbreak – Minister

Aminu Imam

Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ramatu Aliyu, has revealed that the six area councils in Abuja have recorded 604 suspected cases of cholera with 54 deaths. This revelation was made by the FCT minister when she launched the community sensitisation on cholera and other disease outbreaks at the palace of Mohammed Bello Umar, Agora of Zuba, yesterday. Aliyu expressed concern over the rising cases of cholera and said the FCT recorded the suspected cases and deaths along with nine positive cases for cholera on rapid diagnostic…

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Nigerian Army General, Hassan Ahmed, murdered in Abuja, wife abducted

Aminu Imam

A former Provost-Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, has been assassinated in Abuja. According to a source close to the family, the ex-General was murdered Thursday night in the Abaji area. The assailants also kidnapped his wife. The couple were reportedly coming from Okene, Kogi State, when they were attacked. “They opened fire on his vehicle, he died. The driver pretended to be dead from the wound he sustained, so they took the wife away”, the informant said. The Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya recently appointed…

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