The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), on Tuesday, said the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress has caused a power outage in the state. A statement by the AEDC management posted on X, advised residents of Abuja to find ways of managing the outage pending the restoration of power. “We are aware of the general power outage being experienced …

A fatal accident involving a towing van belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and a Dangote truck has resulted in the death of one person and critically injured three others. The accident occurred on Friday at about 3 am on the Kugbo-Nyanya Expressway, near Karu Bridge. The VIO Area Commander in Kugbo, Walter Amechi, told the News Agency …

An Abuja land owner, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba has charged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and the Director of Development Control to court for demolishing his building under construction at Plot 226, Cotonou Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja. This was contained in an official statement on Thursday by his lawyer, Okechukwu .C. Uju-Azorji, an associate …

Abuja is not in a hurry to change. However, in a city famous for its bad habits fostered by wayward politicians, I think the dial may have moved a bit in the right direction. It’s hard to say if this slight movement has been fortuitous, or whether it had anything to do with the threat of the new minister of …

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Barrister Nyesom Wike has said that his administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the city of Abuja clean. Following a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects in the FCT on Monday night, the minister said he had already briefed President Bola Tinubu on the …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday demolished a multimillion-Naira duplex located at Plot 226 Cadastral Zone, A02 Wuse 1, Wuse Zone 6 District, for building on an unapproved plot of land. The Director of the Department of Development Control, Mr. Mukhtar Galadima told the media in Abuja on Monday that the building was said to belong to the …

Northern group under the auspices of Arewa Think Tank (ATTAK) has tackled a coalition of oil-producing states/ex-agitators in Niger Delta over planned mass protest against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe over allegations of shady deals at the Commission. The group said the planned protest was ill-timed and did not intend …

President Bola Tinubu is expected to open the 63rd Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja this weekend. The decision to declare the event open followed an invitation extended to the President by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Yakubu Maikyau, SAN. Playing host to the delegation at the Presidential Villa …

The nomination of an indigene of Abuja, Hon. Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo as a minister has been described as a demonstration of commitment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to national integration. No indigene of Abuja has been minister since Nigeria’s return to democracy 24 years ago. According to a statement from his media office in Abuja, a major stake holder in …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara was again absent on Saturday when governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Par(PDP) and leaders of the party, including former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar met in Abuja to deliberate on the fate of the party. At the meeting, the PDP leaders renewed their commitment to discipline in the interest of …