Tag Archives: Abuja

Total sum of N4.003 billion has been proposed for the rehabilitation and provision of additional security measures for the United Nations (UN) building located in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, in 2018. The proposed amount for the UN building was part of total sum of N40.297 billion proposed in the 2018 budget proposal presented to the House Committee on FCT, chaired ...

THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday, issued a three-week quit notice ultimatum to some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, occupying one of its resettlement sites at Galuwyi Shere in Bwari Area Council of FCT, Abuja, to vacate the place with a view to allow contractors complete renovation of the work on schedule. The project, which sits on ...

A protest occurred on Wednesday by the residents of some communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over lack of access to the only source of water to the areas. The communities are Tungan-Kwaso, Tungan-Kano and Tungan- Kukudagba. Newsmen who monitored the protest along Airport Road in Abuja, reports that the protesters barricaded the road. Armed policemen and other security ...

Displaced members of the African Arts and Culture Heritage Association (AACHA), Abuja, on Tuesday, appealed to the management of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), to reallocate them to another befitting place if it wishes to use the premises. The Financial Secretary, Mohammed Mohammed, who made this appeal in a telephone interview with the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja, also ...

Many residents in estates within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried lack of functional social amenities. Some stakeholders told journalists of their anger and frustration. They stressed the need for relevant government agencies to intervene and ensure provision of essential infrastructure in the estates. A resident of Cajaah Estate, Nwagbara Ihueze, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ...

Container housing is not a new trend but we recently found out people are beginning to talk about how to live comfortably in it. Considering the kind of weather we have in Nigeria, a lot of people might not consider a container house fit for living. Hence, we carried out a survey to hear people’s opinion about what could hinder ...

All contractors working on the construction of federal road projects across the country have been paid, the Federal Government has said. According to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, none of the contractors working for the Federal government is being owed and as a result of this, none of them should delay construction and rehabilitation works on ...

Abuja – A group, the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council {AU ECOSOCC} said it has developed a road map to engage and attract Nigerians and investors in the Diaspora for socio-economic development of the country. Addressing newsmen at the weekend in Abuja, Mrs. Chinwe Maduike, an International Consultant / Special Adviser on Investment, Diaspora and Development Partners to AU ECOSOCC ...

Abuja – The National Assembly has been told that the comatose Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Complex will become operational if the sum of $1.2 billion is invested into it. The Sole Administrator of the complex, Sumaila Abdul-Akaba, made the disclosure at an interactive session with the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy. In his presentation, ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered an investigation into the allegations that the former First Lady, Patience Jonathan’s property was demolished in Abuja. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba gave the directive on Monday following submissions by Mrs. Jonathan’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome, that the property was demolished by an agency of the Federal Government. The building belonging to Aruera Reachout Foundation/Women for ...