THE Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, on …
RTag: Federal Capital Territory
Event of the Year 2017: Media
Journalists will recall 2017 as a very challenging year laced with intimidation and harassment from government officials …
US, UK, raise Alarm over Terrorists Plot to Bomb Abuja
THE British and the United States governments have warned their citizens of terrorist …
Terror Attack Alert: FG assures of Adequate Security Measures in FCT
THE Federal Government has assured of adequate security measures to thwart any possible …
NEITI raises Alarm over Nigeria’s Indebtedness
Nigeria’s indebtedness reaches critical level as debt servicing …
NCC partners Ministry of FCT on Broadband Penetration
The Nigerian Communications Commission is to collaborate with …
Kachikwu Dissociates Himself From Fake Campaign Posters
EMMANUEL Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for Petroleum Resources, has dissociated …
Police Disperse Unruly Protesters, Prevent Breakdown of Law and Order
THE Federal Capital Territory, FCT, police command in the early hours of today August 8, …
Four Policemen Dismissed for Stealing from Former Nigerian President
THE Federal Capital Territory Police Command has dismissed four policemen for stealing …
Court Remands Ex-Jigawa Governor in Prison
BARELY five days after a high court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, granted …
Abuja Disco to Procure Additional 30,000 Prepaid Meters
THE Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has announced that it is set to procure …
Sterling Bank Commits to Real Estate Financing
DARL Uzu, managing director and chief executive, Crown Realities Plc, has commended …
I Will Not Apologise to the Senate — Ndume
ALI Ndume, a former Senate leader from Borno State, has said calls for him to apologise to …
Bello Faces Resistance in Getting Melaye’s Kinsmen to Recall Him
SENATOR Dino Melaye, chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has raised alarm that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi […]
Names of 15 out of 27 RECs Confirmed By Senate
THE Nigerian Senate has approved 15 out of the 27 resident electoral commissioners …
Bayelsa Guber Election: Options Before Electorate
The race to the state house of Bayelsa State is gaining momentum as all interested aspirants, especially in the opposition All Progressives Congress are vying for the party ticket to contest against incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson, who has clinched the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party …
Nigerians Reject Calls for Scrapping NNPC
Some Nigerians from all walks of life including members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria kick against the idea of scrapping the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation …
National Assembly Leadership Race: Who Wins?
As the seventh National Assembly wounds down its activities on June 6, there is need for the incoming legislators to elect leaders who will shepherd the affairs of the legislature for another four years. Many candidates are already scheming to get the posts but they all have to test their popularity in …
Buhari Gets Handover Notes May 28
GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect, will get the handover notes from President Goodluck Jonathan on May 28, 2015. He will also be conducted round the Presidential Villa, Abuja, alongside Yemi Osibajo, vice-president-elect by President Jonathan on the same day. …
Landmines Before Buhari
As the handover date of May 29, speedily approaches for General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, to take over the reign of government from President Gooluck Jonathan, there are appear to be some landmines which the incoming administration needs to avoid in order to …
The Face of Buhari’s Government
Since General Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election of March 28, a lot of party members have been jostling for one appointment or the other, but the general is said to be interested in technocrats and tested hands who can hit the ground running to deliver on his electoral promises. …
Guber Race: PDP, APC in Epic Battle #Nigeriadecides
A tough contest is expected among political parties as Nigerian voters elect new governors in 29 states of the federation on April 11 although the All Progressives Congress appears to have an upper hand against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party because of its victory at the presidential poll on March …
NCC Shelves 2.6GHz Spectrum Auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its planned auctioning of the 2.6 gigahertz spectrum on May 4, until further notice …
INEC Extends PVC Collection by Two Weeks
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, March 8, extended the collection period of the permanent voter cards to March 22, to allow eligible voters to collect participate in the general elections …
Bird Flu Spreads to 11 States
The federal government spike measures to check the spread of bird flu which is now afflicting poultry farms in 11 states in the country …
NNPC to Crash Kerosene Price Nationwide
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is to crash the price of Kerosene and curb corruption in the distribution of the product, which makes it impossible for the masses to buy it at the official price of N50 per litre …
Robbers on Prowl in Abuja
– Residents of satellite towns in Abuja are now living in fear as arm robbers raid their houses and cart […]
Why Diamond Bank Invests in SMEs
– ALEX Otti, group managing director, Diamond Bank Plc, has emphasized the crucial role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, […]
Is Tinubu a Democrat or Dictator?
– Critics of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, question […]