Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, go to the poll on Saturday, February 12 to elect chairmen and councilors for the six local government councils in the territory. Fourteen out of the 18 registered political parties in the country are taking part in the election. The local government areas, LGAs, of Abuja Municipal Area…
Abuja Eases Lockdown Cautiously
The Federal Capital Territory begins the experiment of easing total lockdown Monday despite rising cases of COVID-19. As COVID-19 continues its onslaught against humanity, the world has found itself between the devil and the deep sea – stay at home and starve; ease lockdown and risk more infections. Whichever option you choose, people will die.…
Interview: We have learnt our lessons — Bala Mohammed
Bala Muhammed, former minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT is one of former president, Goodluck Jonathan’s trusted aides. He said that Jonathan made the historic call to Buhari conceding victory without the knowledge of his kitchen cabinet. Had Jonathan consulted, maybe the story would have been different. Muhammed regrets that lack of internal party democracy;…
8,000 Delegates To Vote At APC Presidential Primary
At least 8,000 delegates drawn from 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT are expected to participate in the national convention and the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, billed for December 10 and 11, 2014 in Lagos State. The party’s presidential flag bearer would be elected out of…
Land Swap Gives Opportunity for Growth
– Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory What are your assessment and appreciation of the land swap policy? The land swap policy is an innovative way of bringing the private sector into an area that hitherto only government had taken on, which is the provision of district infrastructure. You…
The Attraction of Investors
The FCT administration provides lots of incentives and the required enabling environment that make its offer irresistible The first phase of the land swap programme is oversubscribed. Over 40 investors, local and international, applied to participate out of which 15 were selected for the 16 districts in the phase one. That is about 300…
Land Swap in Other Climes
Other countries have used the Land Swap Initiative to build critical infrastructure at various times in their history The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is not the first government to formulate the land swap policy. Research showed a litany of governments that have resorted to the initiative to fund critical infrastructure over the years across the…
‘More Countries Are Adopting Land Swap Policy’
Farouk Sani, lawyer and co-coordinator of Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre, an agency of the FCT administration that promotes and facilitates private sector investment and public infrastructure, explains the concept and execution of the policy in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor; and Chinenye Eseke, reporter. Excerpts: What is…
We Want a City that Works
John Chukwu, permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration is a seasoned technocrat and head of the efficient bureaucracy that supports the land swap policy. He examines the policy and its implementation in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor, and Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor We are looking at the land swap policy…
Land Swap Is a Great Ingenuity
She is a Lagos-born lawyer and Special Assistant, Legal and Multilaterals to the FCT Minister. In this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Chinenye Eseke, reporter and Adewale Adelola, senior photographer, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, discusses the legal and policy aspects of the land swap initiative in Abuja As the SA Legal and Multilaterals to the…
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