The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has renovated over 100 public schools across the nation’s capital, according to the Mandate Secretary of the FCT Education Secretariat, Danlami Hayyo. Hayyo made the disclosure on Monday during an interview with journalists, shortly after resuming office following the lifting of his suspension. He described the scale…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has granted a final 14-day grace period to property owners who violated land use regulations in parts of Abuja to pay a ₦5 million conversion fee or face enforcement action. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has announced plans to begin an indefinite strike from 12 midnight on Saturday, November 1, 2025, citing unresolved welfare and administrative challenges affecting its members. The decision was conveyed in a letter dated October 30, 2025, addressed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to participate in the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum (2025APCS), scheduled to hold this week. Wike’s arrival was confirmed in a statement released on Monday in Dubai by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the commencement of political campaigns ahead of the 2026 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The announcement was made on Wednesday via a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun. According to Olumekun,…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced the suspension of its indefinite strike action. Chapter President George Ebong confirmed the development to Channels Television, stating that doctors are expected to resume duties on Monday, September 22, 2025, by 8 a.m. According to Ebong, the decision to…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has apprehended 116 individuals in a series of coordinated anti-drug raids across Abuja. The operations, conducted by the Anti-Narcotics Section between August 1 and August 21, 2025, focused on known hotspots in areas such as Asokoro, Trademore, Mapape, Kurudu, Kubwa, Gwarimpa, Jikwoyi, Utako, Life Camp, Zuba, and Karshi….
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Olusola Odumosu, has reaffirmed the Corps’ commitment to working closely with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to improve road safety throughout the territory. Odumosu pledged on Friday during a courtesy visit by the newly appointed FRSC Sector Commander…
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the FCT High Court has clarified that the travel passport of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is not in her court’s custody but with the Federal High Court, Abuja. At Thursday’s hearing on EFCC’s money laundering case against Bello, Justice Anenih said the application to release his passport could not…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), in collaboration with the National Park Service, has arrested three persons over alleged illegal trade in endangered wildlife species in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NESREA’s Assistant Director of Press, Nwamaka Ejiofor. The suspects, identified as Musa Usman, Samila Abdullahi, and Saidu Jagaban, were…
