Fct News

DPO seeks FCT, Niger state policing partnership

The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of ‘A Division’ in Suleja local government area of Niger State a neighboring town to the FCT, Mr. Sani Zubairu, has advocated for community policing partnership.

Zubairu, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, made the call when he recei [...]

National Sports Festival: FCT minister receives Unity Torch

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has received the Unity Torch award of the National Sports Festival.

Receiving the award in Abuja, from a contingent of FCT Athletes led by the FCTA Director of Sports, Mrs Dilichukwu Onyedinma, the minister prayed for the successful visit of the torch to all [...]

FCTA begins house-to-house vaccination of animals

In furtherance of the proactive approach by the FCT Administration to check the outbreak and spread of communicable viral diseases in animals, the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat has kicked-off free House to House anti rabies vaccination exercise in the FCT.

The Director of Veteri [...]

Minister task residents on building business friendly environment

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, have been asked play more active role in making the city more business friendly in the overall growth and development of the national capital.

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, who gave the advice at the FCT Business Made Easy Lituation Event organi [...]

Encroachment: Aliyu vows to reclaim pilgrims’ board land

FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has promised to reclaim a parcel of land allocated to FCT Muslims Pilgrim Welfare Board, MPWB, encroached upon by other developers in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory.

The minister who gave the assurance when the Director, Malam Mohammed Danmalla [...]

FEMA not a money spinner – DG

New employees of the FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, have been advised to discard any plans of enriching themselves while in the agency, as it is meant for humanitarian services alone.

Director-General of FEMA, Alh. Abbas Idriss, said the agency was not a fertile ground for making money [...]

Minimum wage: FCTA clears N4bn arrears

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commenced the payment of the new National Minimum Wage of N30,000 to its staff.

The Minister of the FCT Malam Mohammed Musa Bello has also cleared the N4 billion arrears of the minimum wage from April 2019.

The Director, FCT Treasur [...]

FCTA train staff on effective leadership skills

As part efforts to ensure effective service delivery, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has intensified capacity training for its senior level staff to enable it achieve the critical objectives of the administration.

The crop of staff nominated for the training were management cadre [...]