In a rescue operation, a 27-year-old man, Aliyu Salisu, was pulled alive from the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed in Abuja’s Lifecamp area on Saturday evening. The victim, a citizen of Niger Republic, was trapped under the debris for nearly 10 hours before being rescued in the early hours of Sunday. Josephine Adeh,…
Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyensom Wike has declared leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC as a very trustworthy partner for the progress of the federal capital and the country at large. He spoke last Friday at the commissioning of the first phase of N5 Arterial Road in Abuja even as…
Thousands of candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination are set to file a lawsuit against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) following widespread complaints of technical glitches and incomplete questions that allegedly marred the exam. JAMB announced that more than 1.5 million out of 1.9 million candidates, representing about 79…
….Kano, Lagos, seven States get thousands of bags of rice, more to follow
Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to enhancing its host communities’ lifestyles. Through its dedicated education Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pillar, the bank recently undertook significant projects aimed at promoting quality education delivery across the country. In Benin-City, Edo State, Fidelity Bank recently renovated the library…
The operations of Brila FM in Port Harcourt and Abuja have been temporarily suspended following revelations of a massive fraud scheme that has rocked Nigeria’s foremost sports radio network. This development, reported by fasnewsng.com, stems from an ongoing investigation into corporate fleecing allegedly orchestrated by the station’s Port Harcourt Head, Engr. Sam Victor Mpong Akakan, and former…
Nigerians have poured into the streets in major cities across the nation to protest against economic hardship despite the government’s last-minute push to prevent the demonstration. Inflation has reached 34 per cent owing majorly to the twin policies of subsidy removal and floating of the naira. That has pushed the cost of basic items beyond…
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has released its 2023 Annual Fraud Landscape report, highlighting significant trends in financial fraud across the country. According to the report, Lagos, Rivers States, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) topped the list for financial fraud incidents last year. Naija News reports that the NIBSS data, published on its…
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Sunday looted a warehouse reportedly belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria over the current economic hardship across the country. The PUNCH learnt that the warehouse is situated in the Phase 3 Region of the FCT area of Abuja. Confirming the incident to our correspondent,…
The Zion Prayer Movement Outreach Ministry (ZPMOM) has announced its plan to hold a prayer crusade in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, the Spiritual Director of the ministry, announced this at the Sunday Fellowship programme held at Zion ground, Onyebuchi Estate, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos….
