Tag: Abuja

FG to mandate airlines to pay compensation for delayed, cancelled flights

According to reports, the Federal Government will soon issue an order requiring airline companies to start compensating passengers for delayed and canceled flights that were not "caused" by natural disasters.…

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As Abuja’s security situation deteriorates, FCT police speak

In response to the deteriorating security situation in the capital city, the Federal Capital Territory, or FCT Police Command, has taken action. A number of recent reports of kidnapping in…

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Labour seeks a 30-day strike break.

On Monday evening, October 2, the Organized Labour agreed to call off its indefinite strike scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, 2023.   This was decided upon following a roughly five-hour…

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Short clip from Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day parade at the Aso Villa, Abuja.

It was earlier reported that  the parade was held at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and was attended by President Bola Tinubu and other top government functionaries including…

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FG and Labour resume last-minute talks

The federal administration is currently having a last-minute meeting with organized labor at the Chief of Staff's Conference Room, State House, Abuja, in an effort to avert the nationwide strike…

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Wike fires 21 FCTA agency and company heads

On Wednesday, Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, revoked the appointments of twenty-one leaders of parastatals, agencies, and government firms under the FCTA. Wike ordered the affected…

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Organ trafficking: Benue man lures 17-year-old boy to Abuja, harvests and sells his kidney

Aondoaseer Agbadu, 20, has been charged with the alleged kidney harvesting and sale of Terungwa Swati, a 17-year-old boy, in Abuja before a magistrate's court in Makurdi, Benue State. The…

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PHOTOS : Demonstrators invade the presidential election tribunal

Hundreds of demonstrators have surrounded the Abuja location of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.   In instances brought before it by Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (Labour Party) against…

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Armed Men Invade Abuja Estate, Kidnap Resident

An estate in the Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area (KRDA) of the Bwari Local Council of Abuja was invaded by gunmen, who kidnapped one of the residents. In the vicinity of…

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PHOTOS:Atiku hosts members of the House of Representatives in Abuja, stirring up controversy.

On August 7, a team from the House of Representatives minority caucus met with Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential contender for the 2023 election. The group was…

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