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‘Big Men Are the Problem’ — Wike Laments Tax Evasion in FCT

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says wealthy residents are the biggest challenge to tax compliance in Abuja, accusing them of evading ground rent and taxes while demanding services. Speaking at the commissioning of Zakari A. Kyari Street in Katampe District on...

FCT Workers Set for 3-Day Protest Over Unpaid Arrears

Teachers, health workers, and council staff in the FCT will begin a three-day protest on June 23 over unpaid salaries and entitlements. The joint unions—NUT, NULGE, and NAHWU—said the move follows the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the...

Water Supply in FCT to Be Disrupted for Two Weeks

The FCT Water Board has announced a two-week disruption in water supply across Abuja due to ongoing upgrades at the Lower Usuma Dam. The interruption, which started on May 30 and will last until June 13, is to allow the...

Reps Approve N1.814trn FCT Budget for 2025

The House of Representatives has approved a total budget of ₦1.814 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for the 2025 fiscal year. The budget was passed during Wednesday’s plenary following the presentation of a report by the Chairman...

FCT Teachers, LG Workers Demand Payment of Arrears to End Strike

Striking primary school teachers and local government workers in the FCT say they won’t resume work until their salary arrears are paid. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) made this known during...

FCT health centres shut as strike bites, patients stranded

Patients in Abuja’s six area councils are stranded as primary health centres remain shut due to an ongoing workers’ strike. The strike, led by NULGE and NUT, is over the non-implementation of the ₦70,000 minimum wage. Nursing mothers and pregnant...

FCT Police Nab Dismissed Immigration Officer Attempting to Sell Rifles to Bandits

Officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command have arrested a dismissed immigration officer attempting to sell two rifles to bandits in the Zuma community of Bwari Area Council, which shares boundaries with Kaduna State. The Commissioner of...

Kidnappers Kill Two FCT Residents Over Ransom Delay

Gunmen have killed two kidnapped victims in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council, over a delay in ransom payment. The victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, were abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction along the Gwargwada-Rubochi road last Wednesday. A family member, Shuaibu Abdullahi, said the...

AEDC: Power Supply to FCT Will Be Fully Restored by Feb 23

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced that full electricity supply will return to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on February 23. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, AEDC said the Transmission Company of...

FCT Ombudsman Logs 8,000 Complaints Since November 2024

The FCT Public Complaints Commission, led by Commissioner Musa Dikko, has recorded 8,000 complaints since he assumed office in November 2024. Speaking in Abuja during a meeting with 11 AMAC District Heads, Dikko revealed that 4,000 cases have been resolved...
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