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in News8,000 Delegates To Vote At APC Presidential Primary
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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Land Swap Gives Opportunity for Growth
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow – 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 […] More
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in Abuja: The Building of A Smart CityThe Attraction of Investors
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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in Abuja: The Building of A Smart CityLand Swap in Other Climes
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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in Abuja: The Building of A Smart City‘More Countries Are Adopting Land Swap Policy’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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in Abuja: The Building of A Smart CityWe Want a City that Works
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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Land Swap Is a Great Ingenuity
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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‘The Law Protects Investors and the FCT’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ima Okpongete, general counsel and secretary, legal, Federal Capital Territory Administration speaks to Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor; Chinenye Eseke, reporter and Adewale Adelola, senior photojournalist. Excerpts: What is the legal framework for the land swap policy? The landswap […] More
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in News‘Bala Mohammed Was Prevailed Upon Not To Resign’ – Ogbueyi
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Nosike Ogbueyi, special adviser to Bala Mohammed, Minister, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said his boss decided not to resign from his current appointment after being prevailed upon by Abuja residents to continue with his transformation of the FCT. Ogbueyi said the minister was […] More
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The New Vision
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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Facing the Challenges
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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in Abuja: The Building of A Smart CityJonathan’s Agenda Is Our Guide – Engineer John Chukwu, Permanent Secretary, FCT
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Tajudeen Suleiman and Nicholas Uwerunonye What, in your own assessment, are the achievements of Bala Mohammed as the FCT Minister? Well, the results are obvious, you are journalists; you should be able to see the evidence yourselves. You can see the work […] More