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…
‘Execution of Abuja Plan in Advanced Stage’
Shola Salami Abdulrahman, Acting Director, Urban and Regional Planning, explains how more impetus has been given to the actualisation of the FCT master plan under Senator Bala Mohammed By Anayochukwu Agbo and Nicholas Uwerunonye So far, would you say that the Federal Capital Territory is conforming to the original master plan of the territory? Your…
We Are Making Abuja a Smart City – Bala Mohammed, Minister, Federal Capital Territory, FCT
By Anayochukwu Agbo and Tajudeen Suleiman You have been the Minister of FCT for over three years. For you what are the high points of your administration? The high point for me is the institutional firming up. We have deviated from the period when things are personalised, done unilaterally and casually to a period where…
Bala Mohammed: An Apostle of Change
Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is a child of fate. He is the proverbial prepared mind which fortune favours. A combination of long preparation, competence and providence always puts him on the right side of history when it counts. Nigerians remember him as a vibrant senator representing Bauchi South in…
The Abuja Dream Lives On
Thirty-five years after it became Nigeria’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has not only maintained but improved on the original vision, mission and mandate of the founding fathers Abuja’s Cinderella story began on August 9, 1975 when the military government of late General Murtala Ramat Muhammed decided to give Nigeria a new befitting capital.…
Another Bomb Scare At Nyanya Motor Park
There was a bomb scare at Nyanya motor park, Abuja, this evening. People scampered for safety when an articulated vehicle suddenly had a burst tyre. This is coming three weeks after a deadly blast left 75 persons dead and over 100 others critically injured at the same Nyanya motor park.
Abuja meeting Silent on Emergency
The security meeting earlier reported to be pholding in Aso Rock, Abuja , the seat of power in Nigeria has been concluded. One surprise that came out of the meeting is that contrary to popular expectation, it did not discuss the likely extension of state of emergency in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.…
“President Jonathan under Psychological Pressure” – says Labaran Maku
As expected, last Monday’s bomb blast in Abuja and the abduction of over 100 secondary school students in Maiduguri same Monday night by Boko Haram dominated today’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. Labaran Maku, minister of information, while briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, said that President Goodluck Jonathan is under…
The Broad Band Challenge
The telecoms revolution was one of the signatures of Nigeria’s first 100 years while broadband is being positioned to be the anchor of the nation’s technology push in the second century When Ernest Ndukwe, immediate past executive vice chairman, EVC, of Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, was leaving office…
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