The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has dismissed the approval of mass demolition by the new FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, in Abuja.Recent media reports alleged plans to demolish 6,000 houses across 30 Abuja settlements.Reacting to reports, the FCTA spokesperson, Anthony Ogunleye, in a statement issued on Wednesday, noted that
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The Nigerian Air Force says it is set to receive 18 attack helicopters from the United States and Turkey to strengthen its fleet.The Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar, who made this known during a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group in Port
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has banned street trading activities within Abuja.Wike, said those individuals engaged in street trading activities like selling corn and street hawking contributed to the insecurity and criminal occurrences in the nation’s capital.He stated that criminals who come to buy corn
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the recent estimate of the country’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves by JP Morgan was presented “out of context”.Hassan Mahmud, director of monetary policy department, CBN, spoke when he featured on Moneyline with Nancy, a programme on Africa Independent Television (AIT), on Wednesday.Earlier this
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to pull out workers from the National Housing Fund (NHF) contributory scheme because of the non-remittance of deductions made by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN).NLC president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, issued the threat yesterday in a presentation before the House of Representatives
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Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the quality of work done on the Abuja-Lokoja road.Umahi said this during a meeting with contractors in Abuja on Wednesday.He decried the quality of work done in the sites he inspected, including the Abuja-Lokoja road and Lokoja-Benin road.He also
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has refuted claims of purchasing a N300 million Armoured Lexus LX600 SUV on assumption to office.Wike made the rebuttal shortly after a visit to Metro Train Station, Abuja on Wednesday to inspect ongoing rehabilitation of Abuja Rail Mass Transport
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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday rejected 17 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent recently by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening.Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day’s sitting, said the 22 confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by
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Nonso Kalu, UmuahiaNational Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State has dismissed a petition challenging the election of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu.In his ruling, Justice Samson Paul-Gang, who led the three-member panel yesterday, dismissed the petition by the Labour Party (LP)
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State said his government plans to recruit 7000 youths to assist security agencies to fight insecurity.Sani made the announcement during an interview on Channels TV on Monday in response to issues of banditry, kidnapping, and various security concerns in the north-west region of Nigeria.The governor
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