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FCTA pledges support for rehabilitation of MKO stadium
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has promised to partner the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for the rehabilitation of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja in order to maximise its potentials.
The Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello gave this indication when he receive [...]
FCT sanitation team raid drug colony on Apo/AYA road
The Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation last week raided and demolished structures inside a notorious illicit drug colony and cattle market on the corridor of the ever busy Apo /AYA road, within Abuja city centre.
This is coming barely one week after the team rai [...]
Covid-19: Brokers donate to FCTA, decry impact on global economy
Insurance brokers in the country are lamenting the impact of the Corona virus on the global economy, stressing that the pandemic has halted most businesses and challenged the earning capability of workers in both public and private sector.
The President/ Chairman of the Governing Board of the N [...]
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Sen. Basheer Garba Muhammed and High Commissioner, United Nations for Refugees Representative to Nigeria, Ms. Chansa Kapaya, during a press briefing on the 2020 World Refugee Day in Abuja...Friday. Photo: Wale Elekolusi.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Sen. Basheer Garba Muhammed and High Commissio [...]
Raped at 12, mother at 13: “My abuse story” (3rd lead) · FCTA ‘covers’ school of the blind rape
Ngozi Nwosu never contemplated her life will take such a dramatic turn at 12, but it did.
Now a mother at 13, Ngozi, who lives with her family in the slums of Dutse area of Apo Resettlement, can no longer play with her teenage friends as she is herself a mother.
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Tax regularization: Dormant coys rush to beat FIRS deadline
Barely seven days to the June 30 deadline for all dormant companies to regularise all their outstanding returns, The Abuja Inquirer has learnt that there is a rush by the affected companies to comply with the directive to avoid sanctions.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, as part of mea [...]
Anxiety grips residents.. Crimes surges in Abuja · Gunmen sack community, kill 3 · Carjacking on the rise · Police parade over 100 suspects in May
Some residents who spoke to The Abuja Inquirer say that no one is guaranteed of his/her safety, stressing that the police are overwhelmed by the rising crime wave.< [...]
FCTA warns sex workers: You’re not essential service
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has warned sex workers and operators of nightclubs and bars across the city not to operate until the COVID-19 restriction is lifted.
Mr. Ikharo Attah, Chairman, FCT Task Team on COVID-19, handed down the warning, Saturday, while monitoring com [...]
PhotoWhat kids say about tobacco
Short story: Around the campfire
PhotoNestlé Nigeria, LBS collaborate to improve nutrition knowledge, reportage amongst journalists
As part of its effort to continue to support the media in providing improved nutrition reportage, Nestlé Nigeria in collaboration with the L [...]
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