The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday, demolished a filling station under construction inside the National Assembly Complex for allegedly violating the initial land agreement. According to FCTA, the developer was initially allocated the land for construction of the filling station for commercial purposes, but he decided to unilaterally commence building of a residential property adjacent the land earmarked ...
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FCTA demolishes illegal motor park, cattle market
The Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has closed down an illegal motor park at the Apo Roundabout and also shut down a nearby cattle market. The Chairman of the task force, Ikharo Attah, said the clean-up was part of effort to restore the aesthetics of the capital city while he warned all ...
Read More »EFCC recovered properties to rescue FCTA huge expenses on rents
According to the provision of section 4 (1) (e) of the FCT Act, the FCDA is charged with the responsibility of the coordination of the activities of all ministries, departments, and agencies of the Government of the Federation within the Federal Capital Territory. This provision provides the window for the requests by Federal Ministries, Agencies and Departments, including foreign organizations, ...
Read More »FCTA registers 7,500 fresh applications for Abuja land in 2019
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said that it received a total of 7,826 fresh applications for various plots of land in the FCT for the year 2019. The Director, Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS), Dr. Isa Ibrahim Jalo, stated this while briefing Journalists on their end of year activities. He explained that the breakdown of the applications includes: ...
Read More »FCTA decries indiscriminate dumping of construction waste
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday in Abuja expressed concern over indiscriminate dumping of the construction wastes within the Capital City centre. The Director, Department of Monitoring and Inspection of FCTA, Town Planner, Olawale Labiyi made this known during a news conference on the activities of the department from January and November 2019. The department was established in ...
Read More »‘Gwagwalada Sharia Court building underutilized’
The Abuja Concerned Facility Managers (ACFM) has called on the FCT Administration to address what it called the gross under-utilization of the Sharia Court building in Gwagwalada. Coordinator of the group, Malam Abdulrasheed Abubakar, stated this in a statement after taking inventories of government property in Gwagwalada Area Council. He said the group has come to the conclusion that the ...
Read More »FCTA to upgrade Unity Fountain
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has concluded arrangement to upgrade the Unity Fountain, located on Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama. Mr. Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the Unity Fountain would be closed for between 60 and 90 days to allow construction ...
Read More »FCTA partners FERMA on road maintenance
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called for closer collaboration between the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in road maintenance across the FCT. The management staff of FERMA, led by its managing director/chief executive officer, Engr. Nuruddeen Rafindadi, Aliyu noted that FERMA has diligently and competently ...
Read More »Satellite towns road projects progressing despite paucity of funds – Director
Mr. Felix Obiora Nwakwo is the director of Satellite Towns Development Agency (STDA) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). In this interview, he said the agency has achieved successes since 2017 when he assumed office by carrying out various road projects despite funding challenge. He also spoke on complaint of delay in completion of Gwagwalada-Dobi-Izom road, among other issues. ...
Read More »STDD tasks property owners on sanitation
The FCT Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD) has engaged major property owners along Karu axis of the Nyanya- Karshi Road to maintain the road axis close to their properties. The Director, Environment Services Mr. Olusegun Olusa who met recently with these residents said the exercise was to help the government in ensuring proper sanitation on the roads. The Director of ...
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