President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law an extradition bill to prevent persons who have submitted to Nigeria in-line with the treaty, which protects people from double judicial trials. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, who disclosed this yesterday, said President Buhari also signed into law the […]
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), said it licensed 147 filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory in 2018. Malam Abba Misau, the Zonal Operation Controller, disclosed this at DPR Abuja Zonal Celebration of the nation’s 2018 Independence Day, on Wednesday in Abuja. “We have about 357 filling stations in Abuja, with our surveillance this […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned Abuja light rail system. He was optimistic that a modern rail service would bring about a boost to the FCT economy and enhance social life in the city. Buhari said “I am very pleased to be here today to formally Commission the Abuja Light Rail System. The completion of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Federal Capital Territory Appropriation (Amendment) Act 2018. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang “The Act amends the Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act 2017 and extends the implementation period of the […]
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The Federal Government has agreed to look into claims of surrounding states losing revenues to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun made the offer yesterday when she received the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Bello in her office in Abuja. Adeosun lamented that losing N1 billion monthly to the […]
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Worried that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which houses the three arms of the Federal Government, does not have the best of telecommunications infrastructure, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the FCT Minister, Muhammed Musa Bello, […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the FCT and Lagos State reported a total of 58,566 crime cases in 2016. The NBS stated this in a Crime Statistics: Reported by Type and State in 2016 and posted on the bureau’s website on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the bureau, the FCT and Lagos […]
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The Corporate Affairs Commission on Monday announced the closure of the manual process for company registration in five states and the Federal Capital Territory. The announcement was made by the Registrar-General, CAC, Mr. Bello Mahmud, during a media briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Mahmud, who gave the states as Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) would start the test run of the Rail Mass Transit by middle of November. Malam Muhammad Bello, the Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said on Monday that the contractor handling the Abuja Rail Mass Transit was expected to complete work on the project by October. Bello made the promise […]
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Two prisoners at the Kuje medium prison have been released unconditionally, while another eight will go home, should their fines be settled by well-meaning Nigerians. This is according to the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Justice Usman Bello. He also said that a panel has been set-up to fast-track cases […]
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