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Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal capital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos, which is still the country's most populous city. At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298, making it one of the ten most populous cities in Nigeria. Abuja has witnessed a huge influx of people into the city which has led to the emergence of satellite towns such as Karu Urban Area, Suleja, Gwagwalada, Lugbe, Kuje and smaller settlements to which the planned city is sprawling towards. The unofficial metropolitan area of Abuja has a population of well over three million, which makes it the fourth largest urban area in Nigeria, only suppassed by Lagos, Kano and Ibadan.
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Premium Times
April 21, 2018
Those seeking land allocation within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) now require the National Identification Number (NIN) to be attended to. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has now made it mandatory for NIN to accompany their applications. The Director General, National IdentityÃÂ ...
Daily Trust
April 21, 2018
Abuja, the Federation's capital located right at its heart. This fast-growing cosmopolitan city is definitely one that will completely delight you. You may already reside here or just coming in to unwind. Here is the nourishment you need to navigate the hive of activities going on. Sumptuous Food, Breath-takingÃÂ ...
Vanguard
April 20, 2018
Dr Samuel Ankeli, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters, says the over 3,500 public infrastructure constructed in Abuja, are not friendly to the People Living with Disability (PLWD). Ankeli said this at a sensitisation workshop on the importance of Basic Registry and InformationÃÂ ...
Vanguard
April 20, 2018
Sirika made the disclosure at the ministry's 2018 budget defence before the Joint House of Representatives Committees on Land Transport, Maritime Safety and Administration, Ports Harbour and Water-Ways and Aviation on Thursday in Abuja. He said although N67 billion had been estimated to completeÃÂ ...
Vanguard
April 20, 2018
Trionfi, during the visit attended a meeting with IPI members/media stakeholders, in Abuja, following which she and Mallam Yusuf addressed a press conference. The IPI director also paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).
Vanguard
April 20, 2018
Fashola to chair event. The Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, will chair the 2nd National Convention of Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria, MMPN, with the theme: “2019: Our Role” holding in Abuja next week. The event which will attract other Ministers,ÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
April 19, 2018
... three confirmed, while two deaths were recorded. He explained that “the only case of Lassa fever reported in Abuja Municipal Area Council in March eventually died.” The director said that the remaining victim in FCTA, who has been under surveillance was discharged having exited the incubation period.
Premium Times
April 18, 2018
Protesters have gathered for the third day in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to demand the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Mr. El-Zakzaky has been detained without trial by the Nigerian government since 2015. The protests, which started peacefully on Monday and Tuesday turned violent after police forcefullyÃÂ ...
Africa.com
April 1, 2018
The New Nigerian Economy: Abuja Turns To Agriculture And Minerals. By African Media Agency|Agriculture, Nigeria| ... The federal authorities have given us their support so that now our state has nothing to envy Abuja and Lagos for,” he said. Nigeria will continue to invest in hydrocarbons but will shift theÃÂ ...
Premium Times
March 31, 2018
The wedding Fatiha of Hamza Halilu Ahmed, younger brother to the wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari to Miss Hadiza Jika, took place on Friday in Abuja. The ceremony was conducted at the National Mosque by the Chief Imam, Shehu Galadanci, a professor, a statement by Suleiman HarunaÃÂ ...
Concise News
March 30, 2018
Abuja based company, Vivid Vision Nigeria Ltd., has said that it has manufactured an energy-generating tricycle that can also power home appliances. Michael Friday, the Founder of the organisation disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said theÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
March 30, 2018
Upon his return, Buhari went straight to the National Mosque Abuja where he performed the 2-Raka'at Juma'at prayer. The President also attended the wedding fatiha of Hamza Ahmed and Hadiza Jika, which was performed immediately after the prayer session at the mosque. The groom, Hamza Ahmed,ÃÂ ...
Vanguard
March 30, 2018
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AllAfrica.com
March 29, 2018
The Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is set to hold its third ministerial conference and ninth Port State Control Committee Meeting with the aim of developing a unified inspection procedure for the West and Central Africa sub-regions. The MoU is aimed at harmonising port state controlÃÂ ...
Pulse Nigeria
March 29, 2018
A car wash attendant has been arrested by the police in Abuja for selling a customer's Toyota Camry car to marry a wife. The suspect, Mohammed Chado, reportedly sold the vehicle for a sum of N450,000, which covered expenses required for the purpose of tying the knot as well as a year's feeding.
Daily Post Nigeria
March 29, 2018
The tweet read “I have just been contacted by my lawyer Ricky Tafa that the case against me by the Inspector General of Police in Lokoja has been transferred to Federal High Court Abuja. God is a good God.” This is coming at a time the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris ordered the immediateÃÂ ...
Disrupt Africa
March 28, 2018
ICT policy hackathons took place last week in Lagos and Abuja, bringing together entrepreneurs, students and business service providers to brainstorm solutions to policy constraints to starting and growing innovative businesses and ways to improve the regulatory environment for startups in Nigeria.
Vanguard
March 28, 2018
Vivid Vision Nigeria Ltd., an Abuja based company, says it has produced an energy generating tricycle that can also power home appliances. Mr Michael Friday, the Founder of the organisation disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the tricycle has inbuilt battery thatÃÂ ...
New Telegraph Newspaper
March 22, 2018
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a total of N6.972billion for the provision of additional security infrastructure at the United Nations (UN) building in Abuja. Suspected members of the Boko Haram on Friday, August 26, 2011, attacked the UN building where at least 21 people wereÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
March 21, 2018
All is now set for the much talked about Kwam 1 musical concert scheduled to hold in the capital city of Abuja on Mach 22, 2018. The event scheduled to hold inside the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja will have top artistes, including the energetic King Wasiu Ayinde Marsha (Kwam1) himselfÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
March 21, 2018
All is set for the much talked about Kwam 1 musical concert scheduled to hold in the capital city of Abuja on Thursday. The event is scheduled to hold inside the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja and will future other top artists, with King Wasiu Ayinde Marsha (Kwam1) himself treating Abuja residentsÃÂ ...
Premium Times
March 21, 2018
The 105 girls released by Boko Haram have left Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for Abuja. They are being flown from the Maiduguri Air Force base in a flight expected to last one hour. Their flight left the Borno capital at about 6:40 p.m.. The girls, kidnapped in February, were released on WednesdayÃÂ ...
Premium Times
March 21, 2018
The 105 girls released by Boko Haram have left Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for Abuja. They are being flown from the Maiduguri Air Force base in a flight expected to last one hour. Their flight left the Borno capital at about 6:40 p.m.. The girls, kidnapped in February, were released on WednesdayÃÂ ...
The Punch
March 21, 2018
The Federal Government on Wednesday applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily seize some properties belonging to the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, because he allegedly failed to declare the assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau. Nine of the targeted properties are said toÃÂ ...
CHANNELS TELEVISION
March 21, 2018
The abducted Dapchi schoolgirls who regained their freedom on Wednesday have been airlifted to Nigeria's capital Abuja. They were flown to Abuja aboard a military plane from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital after being handed over to the Federal Government by the military there. Theatre CommanderÃÂ ...
Techpoint.ng
March 20, 2018
This commenced with two meetups in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and would be heading to Kenya (Nairobi) and then Nigeria (Abuja and Lagos) in the coming days. Below are a few photos from the Joburg and Cape Town events which were fully booked: EthJoburg @ Impact HubÃÂ ...
Vanguard
March 20, 2018
All is now set for the much talked about Kwam 1 musical concert scheduled to hold in the capital city of Abuja on Mach 22, 2018. ... Hilton, Abuja will have top artistes, including the energetic King Wasiu Ayinde Marsha (Kwam1) himself treating Abuja residents to the best musical concert in recent times.
The Punch
March 20, 2018
Cars45 says it has extended its used car and car trade-in partnership with Kia Motors to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It said in a statement that the expansion would enable Kia owners to drive into the Kia Motors Nigeria's office at Utako, Abuja to trade in their used car for a new Kia vehicle or a fairlyÃÂ ...
The Punch
March 19, 2018
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has revealed plans to improve on communications, navigation and surveillance infrastructure in the next one year to boost the safety of air travel in the country. The agency said that in line with this, it had put in place arrangements for the installation of CategoryÃÂ ...
P.M. News
March 14, 2018
Musa Abdullahi Krishi, a journalist with the Daily Trust newspaper has been abducted by policemen in Abuja. The policemen who claimed they were from Zone One Police Command Kano bundled the reporter covering the House of Representatives into a Hilux van with Registration Number ABJ RSH 850ÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
March 14, 2018
As part of activities to mark the climax of the just concluded FC Bayen Youth Cup Tournament, Saturday March 10 was a day of excitement for many Bundesliga fans as they came out to see the Bundesliga trophy which was on display for open viewing, courtesy of Fc Bayern, VOE Foundation & StarTimesÃÂ ...
Guardian (blog)
March 14, 2018
Marketing Manager Kia Motors Nigeria, Jimoh Olawale (left); Head of Business Optimization, Cars45, John Egwu; Vice President Business Development, Kia Motors Nigeria, Olu Tikolo; CEO, Cars45, Etop Ikpe; Marketing Manager, Carol Ofem, Abuja Branch Manager, Kia Motors Nigeria, Yogesh Kulkarni,ÃÂ ...
CHANNELS TELEVISION
March 14, 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received a delegation of Rice Processors Association of Nigeria in Abuja. During the visit, he commended the farmers, millers and rice dealers for signing a Memorandum of Understanding and described the move as a major step forward. He, therefore, promisedÃÂ ...
The Punch
March 14, 2018
Some former members of the National Youth Service Corps, who were given presidential awards for scholarships, have protested in Abuja over the alleged failure of the Federal Government to redeem the pledge since 2015. The awardees protested at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, bearing placards reading,ÃÂ ...
SaharaReporters.com
March 13, 2018
United States' Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson arrived in Abuja on Monday afternoon for a brief visit to Nigeria. Tillerson arrived in Abuja at about 3 p.m local time and was received by the permanent secretary of Nigeria's ministry of foreign affairs, Ambassador Olukunle Bamgbose at Nnamdi AzikiweÃÂ ...
The Punch
March 12, 2018
The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force has explained why it arrested and detained four persons in relation to the purchase of a stolen car in Abuja. According to the police, the suspects – Hope Nathan, his uncle, Gabriel Samuel and his friends, Gabriel Joshua and EmmanuelÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
December 31, 1999
Pandemonium as Shiite, security agents clash in Abuja [VIDEO]. Published. on. April 16, 2018. By. Fikayo Olowolagba. Heavy riot is ongoing in the Maitama area of Abuja, the Nigerian capital. DAILY POST gathered that ... The Shi'ite group have been protesting since Thursday on the streets of Abuja. Meanwhile, residentsÃÂ ...
TheCable
December 31, 1999
Some traders on Monday blocked a section of the Abuja airport expressway over the planned demolition of the Gosa market. Gosa is about 20 minutes drive to the airport. The market serves the needs of residents in areas located on the airport road. Speaking with TheCable, a motorist who simply identifiedÃÂ ...
The Tide
February 21, 2018
Block moulders under the aegis of the Association of Abuja Block Producers (AABP), has appealed to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mustapha Bello ... The group in a statement issued in Abuja said the appeal became following massive destruction of their blocks and cement by agents of the FCT.
Daily Post Nigeria
February 21, 2018
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris has called on Benue and Nasarawa state indigenes to live in peace and tranquility. Idris spoke at a reconciliatory meeting between the two states on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that a lot of efforts and progress had been made to resolve the crisis betweenÃÂ ...
Information Nigeria
February 21, 2018
September that year, I was transferred to Abuja and one Sunday evening, I was sitting in a restaurant waiting for a friend, when a man sat down next to me. “Do you have the time?” he asked, he looked Smart, his clothes were nice, his hair and beard well cut and we started chatting and to my surprise heÃÂ ...
The Nation Newspaper
February 21, 2018
The Group's MD/CEO, Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem, said Fusion Showcase is our way of bonding with our discerning clientele in Abuja and celebrating ultra violet – the 2018 colour of the year. She added: “Ultra violet is a dramatically provocative and thoughtful shade of purple. It inspires creativity and invites usÃÂ ...
Vanguard
February 21, 2018
Mohammed further said that the manner in which the government handled Boko Haram, prevented the insurgents from overrunning Abuja just as it did major towns in the North East. He also said that the country's “food imports could have tripled what it was pre-May, 29 2015 and the Naira might have beenÃÂ ...
Premium Times
February 21, 2018
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how passengers on the flight said they were ”thrown into despair” when the plane suddenly came down from 35,000 feet to about 5,000 feet midair, an hour after take-off in Abuja. A passenger told this newspaper that when the incident occurred suddenly, ”many fell down andÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
February 20, 2018
Nigeria's music sensation, Tekno let his fans down when he put up an uninspiring performance at an event at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja where tickets sold for N1 million Naira for gold table, N2 Million for Platinum table and 7000 Naira for regular tickets. Tekno, whose time to hit the stage came afterÃÂ ...
Premium Times
February 20, 2018
Passengers on a Frankfurt-bound flight on Sunday were thrown into despair when the airplane suddenly came down midair from 35,000 feet to 5,000 feet. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the LH595 flight, operated by Lufthansa airline, left Nigeria's capital Abuja for Frankfurt, Germany, at about 11.15 pm.
Vanguard
February 20, 2018
Our members have witnessed series of destruction of our blocks and cement by members of Abuja Environmental Protection Agency, AEPB, and ministerial joint task force, MJTF. “We have written series of letters to the minister and Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMAC, but this has not yieldedÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
February 14, 2018
RwandAir, the national carrier, is set to expand its wings to Abuja in Nigeria and Cape Town in South Africa. According to airline officials, RwandAir will operate four weekly flights from Kigali to Cape Town with a stopover in Harare, Zimbabwe. However, the officials did not give timeframe during which theyÃÂ ...
Daily Trust
February 13, 2018
Azzawaj women and children intervention centre, an NGO seeking to contribute to efforts towards addressing the many challenges within the family and marriage system was launched on Tuesday in Abuja. Founder of the centre, Asmau Abe Wala said the centre was birthed because of the manyÃÂ ...
SaharaReporters.com
February 12, 2018
Protesters under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, (ASCSN), led by Branch Chairman, Mr. Razak Omomeji vowed not to resume in their offices adding that the President should take a critical look at the allegations level against him and reverse his reinstatementÃÂ ...
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