FCTA to disconnect 30,000 houses over unpaid water bill
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board has said that 30,000 households will be disconnected over non-payment of utility bills. Daniel Salka, acting general manager of…
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Abuja/FCT
News from Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory: FCTA, area councils, housing, transport and public services.
Former minister Yusuf Maitama is dead
Former minister, Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf, has died aged 76. Yusuf, a former Senator from 1999-2007, died in the early hours of Friday at his residence…
Business
BREAKING: Fuel Price hits 625 per litre in FCT, as queues resurface
The price of petrol has increased to about N625 per litre, LEADING REPORTERS has authoritatively confirm. A visit by LEADING REPORTERS to Rainoil filling stations along…
Security
One Chance: Police warn FCT residents against boarding unpainted taxis
The FCT Police Command has advised residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu,’ to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also…
BREAKING: Wike sacks heads of 21 FCT agencies, companies [FULL LIST]
FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate sack of 21 heads of parastatals, agencies, and government companies under him. This was contained in a statement…
Video of FCT minister Nyesom Wike cooking Inspected by Femi Gbajabiamila trends on social media
A video featuring the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, showcasing his culinary skills while being inspected by the Chief of Staff to the President,…
Politics
‘Wike Is Satan’s Lieutenant, We’ll Sanction Him’ – PDP Chieftain, Obaseki vows
Pedro Obaseki, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, as Satan’s second in command. In a statement…
Politics
Wike revokes Peter Obi Katampe Abuja Plot
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike has revoked Peter Obi Katampe plot. Obi’s plot of land is among the 165 plots revoked…
Man Raises Alarm Over Manhood ‘Disappearance’ After Handshake with Driver In FCT
A man, identified simply as Sadiq, has raised alarm claiming that his manhood disappeared after he had a handshake with a commercial bus driver in Abaji…
Education
FCT Primary School Teachers Begin Strike Over Unpaid Arrears
The FCT wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed its members across the six area councils to embark on an industrial strike from…