Tag: FCT

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Doctors declare 5-day nationwide warning strike

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Doctors strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has announced a five-day nationwide warning strike beginning tomorrow, to push for better welfare and working conditions. In a statement issued yesterday, the General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Agbor Affiong, confirmed the decision. “Arising from the NARD E-NEC meeting held yesterday, which extended into the early hours of today, the NEC members unanimously resolved to embark on a 5-day warning strike. “The strike will commence at 8a.m tomorrow, and will end on Tuesday, September 16.…

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EFCC arraigns Kaduna PDP Reps. candidate, 1 other for ₦26m money-laundering, vote-buying, in Abuja

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EFCC arraigns PDP

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, arraigned one Esther Ashivelli Dawaki and Shehu Aliyu Fatange before Justice Emeka Nwite, of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for financial crimes. Ms. Dawaki was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency in Kaduna state during the by-election held in August. The opposition party had earlier accused security operatives of ‘abducting’ Ms. Dawaki. According to the Commission, Dawaki and Fatange are facing prosecution on a…

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FCT resident doctors commence 7-day warning strike

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FCT resident doctors

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), yesterday commenced its seven-day warning strike. ARD-FCT President, Dr. George Ebong, made the announcement in Abuja, saying the decision followed resolutions reached at the end of its emergency general meeting held on Friday, September 5. He said the decision is hinged on the attitude of the FCT Administration, (FCTA), despite rounds of extensive dialogue in addressing persistent and unresolved issues affecting the association. Some of the issues raised by the association include lack of manpower, the psychological impact of long working…

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FCT: Kano Govt. condemns forceful unconstitutional deportation of northerners

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Kano Govt. condemns

…Says ‘Abuja is not anyone’s property’   Kano State Government has expressed concern over the repeated deportation of citizens from the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja, to Kano and other states in the North. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and Disabled Persons, Amina Sani-Abdullahi, who made this known yesterday in a statement to newsmen in Kano, said the state government observed that within the last four weeks, several Nigerian citizens, including indigenes of Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, and Kaduna, were deported from the FCT to Kano. According to her, the…

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NUJ FCT condemns NTA’s harassment of reporter by NRC MD

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NRC MD

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has condemned  the harassment and intimidation of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) journalist, Ladi Bala, by the MD of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa. A statement issued by the Secretary of  te NUJ Council, Jide Oyekunle, described the harassment, intimidation and verbal abuse meted out on NTA’s Transport reporter, Ladi Bala, on August 27, 2025, while performing her professional and legal duties covering the aftermath of the train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail line as unacceptable. It also described the…

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‘Illegal mining funds banditry, costs Nigeria $9bn annually’ – FCT Police Commissioner

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FCT Police on Illegal mining

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ajao Adewale, has revealed that illegal mining has become a powerful cartel-driven enterprise bankrolled by influential Nigerians, fueling banditry and costing the country an estimated $9 billion (₦13.7 trillion) annually. Speaking at a media parley organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council on: “The Fight Against Illegal Mining: Role of the Media” in Abuja, Adewale described illegal mining as one of Nigeria’s most dangerous national security threats. “The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) cited that Nigeria loses up…

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