The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Thursday, granted the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, bail in the sum of N500 million with two sureties in like sum. Justice Maryann Anenih had, on December 10, refused the ex-governor’s bail application, stating it was filed prematurely. While delivering the initial ruling, she said…
Teachers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have embarked on a fresh strike action over non-compliance with the new minimum wage of N70,000 by the area councils of the territory. Following the development, before the conclusion of the first-term examination, pupils who went to school on Monday to continue with their first-term examination were…
The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency has allayed fears over earth tremors experienced in the Federal Capital Territory urging residents not to panic. A statement by the NGSA Director-General, Professor Olusegun Ige, on Wednesday disclosed that the agency monitored the tremors and found them to be low and do not pose any threat to the environment….
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike announced on Thursday that Nigerians would enjoy free train rides in the nation’s capital for two months. He spoke in Abuja at the Ministerial Sectoral Updates as part of activities to mark President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one year in office. The first session of the Sectoral…
Retired Police Officers of Nigeria under the contributory pension scheme on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly in Abuja, in protest over several months of unpaid pensions. The retirees representing various state chapters lamented the severe hardships faced due to the failure of the National Pension Commission to pay their entitlements. The retired police officers are…
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some areas in Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to technical glitches. The two areas are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company. On Tuesday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, Abacha Road Mararaba, Ruga Juli and other parts of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has requested the Senate to approve a security vote for the territory to address its security challenges. Wike made this appeal while appearing before the Senate Committees on FCT and Area Councils to defend the N1.1 trillion budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration,…
The Senate is currently in a closed session with the Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT, Minister, Nysom Wike, and Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh. The Upper Legislative Chamber had earlier resolved to have the duo in session for security briefings over insecurity in the FCT. It will be recalled that the Senate had held a marathon…
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by a Coalition of Northern Groups seeking the exit of Igbos in the South East out of Nigeria. The suit by the group of elders and politicians from the North, led by Nastura Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’i, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman…
Following the biting hunger occasioned by the prevailing hardship in the country, concerned Nigerians have called on the federal government to swallow its pride and reverse some of its economic policies. The advice is coming amid looting of warehouses as a survival strategy. In the early hours of Sunday, scores of hungry, angry Nigerians stormed…