A Federal High Court in Abuja, has again issued an interim order that status quo be maintained on the rights and privileges of Aminu Tambuwal. The court ordered that the status quo be maintained pending the determination of preliminary application filed by defendants over the jurisdiction of the court on the substantive suit. Justice Ahmed…
TELL Holds Education Forum In Abuja
TELL Communications Limited, publishers of TELL magazine and Broad Street Journal, in partnership with Sojourn Global Services, an innovation organization, is set to hold a Higher Education Forum. Titled, “Innovate and Lead,” the forum, which holds between Monday, November 10 and Tuesday November, 11, 2014 at the Conference Hall, NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, is a…
Tambuwal, APC Governors Absent From Council Of State Meeting
Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, all elected state governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Muhammed Buhari, former head of state afe today absent at the Council of states meeting currently holding at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Reports from the State House, Abuja said the absentees did…
ICPC Warns Against Fake Tax Clearance Certificates
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has sounded a note of warning to business organizations and private citizens who use fake tax clearance certificate, TCC, and audit reports to apply for contracts. In a statement released in Abuja, the ICPC said it is committed to bringing to book public officials who…
Police Arraign Three For Sexual Assault In Abuja
The Nigerian Police on Friday arraigned three men in Abuja, before a Zuba Upper Area Court for allegedly touching a lady’s private part without her consent. Kelechi Echendu, the prosecutor, who told the court that the accused persons, Enoch Adeojo, Hilary Elechi and Ebuka Precious committed the crime on October 27 said, the three, who were bar men…
Plovech Solutions Launch Electronic School System in Abuja
Plovech solutions has recently launched an electronic school system, ESS, in Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board, FCT-UBEB integrated all junior secondary schools in the FCT into the newly developed central portal. FCT-UBEB is currently running the admission process for the current academic year 2014/2015 on their newly re-developed portal at http://www.fctubeb.gov.ng.…
Actualising the Dream Capital City
The Land Swap Initiative may soon concretise the vision of Abuja as a true modern capital city A modern capital city in the 21st century must be one with state-of-the-art infrastructure – roads, water supply, underground electrical and sewage connections, telecommunication, health, education, recreation and security facilities, and many more. Building this kind of…
The New Vision
In the face of dwindling federal allocation and increasing infrastructure deficit, the federal capital administration formulated the land swap policy to leverage on private funding to develop the capital city When Bala Mohammed assumed office as Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister in April 6, 2010, what he met on ground was daunting. “I…
Facing the Challenges
Influx of Nigerians into Abuja and lack of funds to develop infrastructure are the major challenges the Federal Capital Territory Administration is finding creative solutions to Twenty-three years after the seat of government officially moved to Abuja, the city has failed to grow with the years. Out of 79 districts that are supposed to…
Basic Terms of Relationship
To ensure that its objectives in the land swap policy are realised and also guarantee investors’ confidence and buy-in, the FCTA through the Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre, AIIC, set out 11 strict guidelines for participation in the policy. These guidelines ensure that all apprehension about bureaucracy by the investors are taken care of to…
WhatsApp us