The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has again underscored the importance of access in firefighting operations. The agency stated this while mentioning that the cause of the fire incident at the old Karu Market was still unknown. The Acting…
Security agents foil bank robbery in Abuja, arrest 3
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command and the military have foiled a bank robbery in Abuja. The robbery attack occurred at First Bank Plc in Abaji on Thursday June 13 around 5: 00 PM. The security forces…
Angry Abuja residents burn corpse of robber after policeman’s death
Some residents of Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) set the corpse of a suspected armed robber ablaze, on Thursday. The robbers invaded a bank in the town around 5:30pm, A police officer told Daily Trust that…
Court remands security expert for establishing illegal govt agency
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of Dr Adejare Adegbenro in Kuje Correctional Centre for establishing an illegal government agency. Adegbenro was alleged to have established National Commission for the Coordination And Control Of Proliferation of…
Tinubu inaugurates another road in Abuja
The appointment of Nyesom Wike as Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was one of the best I made since my administration took off, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday. He commended the minister for striving to redefine leadership, saying…
NAFDAC holds N107m drugs in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized over N107 million worth of illicit and dangerous drugs from motor parks and markets across Abuja. According to a statement yesterday via X, the agency’s Investigation &…
FG launches portal for intending homeowners
The federal government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, has launched the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates portal to give Nigerians, both home and abroad, access to housing. The Renewed Hope platform is a state-of-the-art web portal designed…
Tinubu returns to Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has returned from his trip abroad after days of speculations over his whereabouts. According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the president returned to Nigeria, on Wednesday morning. In a news flash by the media House, the…
Abuja electricity reduces Band A customers’ tariff to N206.80/kwh
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Monday, May 6, announced the downward adjustment of its tariff for Band A customers to N206.80/kWh. The announcement was contained in its notice titled: “Tariff Decrease on Band A Feeders.” According to the company,…
80% of Lekki buildings have no approval – Lagos Govt
Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, said 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval. Olumide disclosed this in an interview with newsmen recently. He said, “Just last week Thursday and…