The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, says the FCT Administration (FCTA) has concluded plans to transform the six area councils into thriving tourism and investment hubs. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja at the maiden edition of the FCT Area Councils’ Tourism and Hospitality Investment Carnival and Expo. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Social Development Secretariat, Mrs …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, yesterday urged 290 pilgrims departing the territory for Jordan and Israel to remember that a holy pilgrimage is neither a jamboree nor tourism. She said a holy pilgrimage should be a spiritual call to strengthen one’s faith and to attain a new level of spirituality and responsibility. Mahmoud spoke …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike to facilitate the immediate release and distribution of grains and palliatives to residents to cushion the effect of the economic hardship. At an emergency meeting with stakeholders and chairmen of the six area councils of the FCT on Wednesday, the Minister of State for the …