For the trial run of the Land Swap Initiative, the FCT chose Phase IV (South), a Greenfield district, where no allocation of land has been made. This choice is deliberate; it is the only phase in the original Abuja master plan that is undeveloped. The only technical document on the phase at the inception of…
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…
The Story of Abuja
From 1975 when the idea was conceived till 2014, Abuja has been an unfolding story of unity, beauty, business and power By ANAYOCHUKWU AGBO Abuja is an engaging story of an evolving mega polis, says Bala Mohammed, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Every minister and every president add some chapters to the tale,…
‘Abuja Beats Dubai in Infrastructure’
By Tajudeen Suleiman and Nicholas Uwerunonye Adamu Alfa Abu, a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and Director of Engineering Services, Federal Capital Development Authority, says what has made Abuja a special city is the quality infrastructure provided What does the Engineering Department do? The Engineering Department is fundamentally charged with the responsibility of…
Expanding and Modernising the Road Network
In the past three years, the FCT has deployed a lot of resources to the expansion and modernizing of the road network Unarguably, Abuja has the best roads in the country today. This is due to the faithful implementation of the road master plan with improved modifications. The administration of Bala Mohammed added a radical…
Our Schools Are Better than Private Schools – Kabir Usman,Secretary of Education, FCT
By Anayochukwu Agbo and Nicholas Uwerunonye How would you assess the state of education in the FCT? I think there is a lot of improvement now compared to the time I came [in]. I resumed as Secretary for Education in 2011 and at the time came terminal examination, if I can recall, FCT scored less…
Timely Rescue for Education
Through aggressive and constructive policies, the quality of education in the FCT has increased by 300 per cent in the past three years Shortly after Bala Mohammed was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, by President Goodluck Jonathan, there was a damning UNESCO report in 2011 that an estimated 10.5 million school age…
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