•A power transmission station 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, reports The PUNCH Yesterday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, ...
Some members of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore today in their numbers stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja to demand the unconditional release of their president, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo was arrested on January 23 at the Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State over the unveiling of a vigilante group, reports […...
•Fire razes Nigerian market The popular Wuse market in the Central Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was gutted by fire this evening. The cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report but the incident abruptly ended the business of the day around the […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors yesterday commenced the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) for Lagos and Abuja airports. A statement by Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sa...
Some gas dealers and FCT residents have decried the surge in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), known as cooking gas, calling on the federal government to wade into the issue. The dealers and residents yesterday in Abuja expressed dissatisfaction over the constant rise in the price of the product and its attendant effects, […]
•NLC strike The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) ,FCT chapter, has proposed N709,000 as new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The NLC FCT Chairman, Dr Stephen Knabayi, made the submission at the North Central Zonal Public Hearing organised by the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage today in Abuja, reports NAN. President Bola Tinubu...
•A train The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hinted that the Abuja light rail project is near 95% completion, saying that the project will be inaugurated in May by President Bola Tinubu. The minister made the disclosure during a courtesy visit by the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt, in [&hellip...
•Mariya Mahmoud and the looted warehouse The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mariya Mahmoud has described the looting of a warehouse in the area as a “criminal act”. Some suspected hoodlums had on Sunday looted the warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha of the FCT, carting away food items, reports Channels TV. During an inspection [&...
•Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, says yesterday’s looting of a government warehouse in Abuja reflects the frustration of majority of Nigerians grappling under the economic policies of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Adegboruwa, who was on Channels Television today, said it is a message to...
Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested 15 suspects over the looting of a warehouse in the area. Some residents had yesterday morning looted a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture in the Tasha area of Abuja, reports Channels TV. But hours after the incident, the Fe...

