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APC wins Kwali chairmanship supplementary election in FCT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Danladi Chiya,…
FCT: PDP takes early lead in Gwarinpa polling units
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken lead in some polling units in Gwarinpa Estate in the Local Council elections…
Dikko calls for peaceful elections in Bwari Area Council
Mr Musa Dikko, Chairman, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has appealed to the electorate to ensure…
FCT receives sensitive materials for Saturday’s elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has taken delivery of sensitive materials for the Saturday, March…
Electricity supply: TCN accuses AEDC of load rejection in FCT
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has accused Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) of rejecting about 40 per cent of…
FCT community laments poor electricity supply, faulty meters
Residents of Aleita community on Airport road, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, have lamented poor electricity supply in their community…
Christmas: Goat dealers in FCT excited over business boom
Goat sellers in Abuja on Monday expressed joy over high patronage as Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas on Tuesday. Some…
Polio: WHO immunises 79,000 children in FCT
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it immunised about 79, 000 children of below five years against polio during the…
IDPs raise alarm over snake bite
Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s) residing at Gongola camp in the FCT, have appealed to relevant authorities to provide potable water…
BRISIN begins public awareness in FCT
Basic Registry and Information System of Nigeria (BRISIN) says it has commenced public awareness creation on the first phase of…
Direct Primaries in FCT not negotiable – Oshiomhole
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), has said that conducting direct primaries to pick the party’s…
Pilot dies in Air Force plane crash
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says one of the pilots who successfully ejected from one of the F-7Ni aircraft that…
FCT inaugurates gender-based violence response secretariat
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has inaugurated its Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Response Team (SGBVRT) secretariat.
FCT inaugurates 21-member health insurance committee
A 21-member committee on the review of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Insurance Scheme (FCT-HIS) has been inaugurated.
FCT: INEC describes CVR exercise as successful
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has described the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR), which ended Friday,…
Hajj 2018: FCT, Sokoto pilgrims begin home-bound journey
The return flight of Nigeria’s pilgrims after performing this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia began on Monday with 484 pilgrims…
N9.6m distributed to 72 outstanding FCT corps members
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Muhammad Bello, distributed N9.6 million to 72 former corps members, who served between…
Cholera kills 7 in 4 FCT communities
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that seven deaths had been recorded from the outbreak of cholera in…
FCT has over 260,000 uncollected PVCs – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet…
Alleged Corruption: Medical Association dissolves FCT executive
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has dissolved its FCT chapter executive council over alleged corruption.
Prospective brides plan weddings on the spot
Some prospective brides in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) got discount deals from vendors and planned their weddings on the…
Sallah: Civil servants resume work
Civil servants turned out in large number as they resumed their official duties in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on…
2019 elections: Police to rid FCT of illegal firearms
The Commissioner of Police in FCT, Mr Sadiq Bello, has vowed that the command will rid the Federal Capital Territory…
2 men remanded for misappropriation of N52.6m
An FCT High Court Maitama on Thursday remanded two men, Olamide Toluwani and Bamidele Olayemi, for fraudulent misappropriation of N52.6…
NDLEA to curb drug abuse through “Surprise Raiding”
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT command says it is poised to curb drug abuse and trafficking among…
55% of vehicles in FCT not road worthy – FCTA Official
The Transportation Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Kayode Opeifa, says that 55 per cent of vehicles on FCT roads are…
Senate makes case for more budgetary allocation to FCT
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday in Abuja, made case for more budgetary allocation to the…
FCTA targets 800,000 children for Polio immunisation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says it will immunise no fewer than 816,978 children against…
CVR: 2nd quarter exercise in FCT wobbles despite impressive turnout
The nationwide 2018 second quarter Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) had remained at a low ebb in the Federal Capital Territory…
Easter: FCT residents visit recreational centres
Enthusiasts in the FCT on Sunday trooped to football pitches and some recreational centres to catch fun during Easter holidays.…