Tag: FCT

Bandits abduct 7 in fresh night raid on FCT community

Aminu Imam
FCT bandits abduction

Exactly one week after a police officer was shot dead in the Guto area of Bwari, bandits have launched yet another violent attack on the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), abducting six young girls and a 16-year-old boy during a night raid on Gidan-Bijimi, a settlement in Kawu ward on the fringes of Bwari Area Council. Kawu shares a boundary with Kaduna State, and lies close to the Gidan-Dogo and Kweti forests – areas long regarded as transit routes and hideouts for criminal gangs operating along the FCT–Kaduna corridor. Gidan-Bijimi itself…

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Police seal PDP national secretariat with barbed-wire, as leadership war deepens 

Aminu Imam
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The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have effected a comprehensive seal-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, using barbed-wire and the Legacy House in the high-brow Maitama district of the FCT. The Police also blocked all the access points to the party secretariat and the Legacy House with patrol vehicles yesterday. All the consequential places where the factional leaderships could seize for their meetings were blocked by police operatives. This followed the violent confrontation between two factions of the party on…

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Jubilation, as fuel price reduces in Abuja 

Aminu Imam
FCT fuel price

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…

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Wike extends deadline for FCT property owners by 14 days

Aminu Imam
Wike extends deadline

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved an additional 14-day grace period for property owners who violated land use conditions in parts of Abuja to pay a penalty fee of ₦5 million and other related charges. According to a statement issued yesterday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the new grace period begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts. Olayinka said the decision followed the expiration of the…

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FCT sports department appoints Dr. Ahmadu Chairlady, Gymnastics Association Caretaker Committee

Aminu Imam
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The FCT Sports Department, under the Social Development Secretariat have appointed Dr. Jumai Ahmadu as Chairlady to run a caretaker committee of the FCT Gymnastics Association for the next seven months. A letter of Dr. Jumai Ahmadu’s engagement, signed by the FCT Director of Sports, Luka Istifanus, stated that it will be recalled that the Board of FCT Sports Associations were dissolved since October 2023. “While waiting for the approval of the FCT Minister for the reconstitution and inauguration of the next Board, a Caretaker Committee is now constituted to…

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AWC 2025:100 African100 Girls To Be Empowered Through Digital Tech Hub

Aminu Imam
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As preparations for the 9th edition of the Africa Women Conference (AWC) 2025 progress, the Helpline Social Support Initiative has announced that 100 women and young girls from across Africa have been selected to participate in the inaugural AWC Women and Girls Digital Technology Hub: AI & Data Science Program. The Africa Women Conference (AWC) 2025 is set to take place from November 19 to 21, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. This year’s theme is: “Legacy Meets Innovation: Women Forging New Pathways for Africa’s Sustainable Development.” Arome Ibrahim, Program Director of…

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H’Reps to investigate $460m Abuja CCTV project, amid rising insecurity

Aminu Imam
H'Reps CCTV

The 10th House of Representatives yesterday expressed concern over the worsening state of insecurity and recurring loss of lives in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), despite the installation of a $460 million closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system designed to boost security operations. This followed the adoption of an urgent Motion sponsored by Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah (FCE), representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, titled :“Urgent Need to Investigate the Rising Insecurity and Loss of Several Lives in Abuja, the Federal Capital, Despite the CCTV Project Secured with a…

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FCT School of Therapy to host fair for the vulnerable

Aminu Imam

The Royal School of Educational Therapy Foundation, (RSETF), is set to host a health fair and film premiere to champion inclusion and human development in the FCT. RSETF Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Badewa T. Adejugbe-Williams, who will chair the two landmark events on Friday, November 14, in Abuja, said both events are dedicated to promoting inclusion, wellness, and social empowerment among vulnerable families and persons with disabilities. The health fair, organized in partnership with the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, is to support vulnerable families in the FCT,…

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Finance Minister, Edun back in Nigeria; attends Govt. event in FCT

Aminu Imam
Minister Edun back

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has returned to Nigeria after days of speculation surrounding his health and whereabouts. In a video which circulated on social media yesterday, Edun was sighted yesterday in Abuja while attending an official business event organised by a government corporation. The engagement, which hosted a foreign investment delegation, formed part of on-going efforts to attract international partnerships and strengthen Nigeria’s economic outlook. The Minister, who was earlier reported by the presidency as “indisposed,” was later said to have travelled to…

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New Scam: ‘Fraudsters pose as security agents with fake “invitation” letters’ – Abuja lawyer warns

Aminu Imam
Lawyer warns on new scam

An Abuja-based lawyer has alerted Nigerians to a rising scam in which fraudsters impersonate security agents and send victims fake letters inviting them for questioning.  According to the lawyer, the scammers aim to frighten recipients into believing they are under investigation, then demand money to “close the case.” Some victims, panicked and anxious, have paid the demands.

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