Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Abuja

July 7, 2023

Pyakasa Flood: Abuja residents urge FCTA to remove buildings on waterways

The federal government said the FCT and the 36 states incurred an estimated economic loss of $6.68 billion.

FLOODED COMMUNITY
July 6, 2023

Senate moves to check illegal motor parks, pick-up points in FCT

The upper chamber also urged the joint task force to enforce the penalty for creating illegal garages within the FCT.

Nigerian Senate
July 6, 2023

Asset Declaration: Court grants suspended DCP Abba Kyari N50 million bail

Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, granted conditional bail to Mr Kyari in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum.

Abba Kyari
July 6, 2023

FG warns against indiscriminate dumping of refuse

Mr Yusufu said it would also “prevent blockage of drainages, water pathways and flooding of communities”.

Refuse dump (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
July 6, 2023

Please don’t kill PDP now; there’s still hope with presidential tribunal, Bode George begs members

“I want to advise those who are jumping ship now to calm down because you can hear the chairman of the APC himself coming to say publicly that the leadership in the Senate of the APC that there

Bode George
July 6, 2023

Nigerian soldiers no longer using 1970/1980 weapons to fight Boko Haram, ISWAP insurgents: Army Chief Lagbaja

“We no longer rely on 1970 or 1980 equipment to fight the battle of 2023. The Nigerian Army has procured various modern equipment and also has internally built ones.”

Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja and Nigerian Army
July 5, 2023

Security chiefs meet to tackle cross-border crimes in FCT

The committee comprised security chiefs of the FCT, Benue, Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau States.

Group photograph of participants of G-7 States Technical Committee Meeting
July 5, 2023

Reps in commotion over sitting arrangement, office allocation

On Tuesday, Some House of Representatives members in Abuja protested alleged discrimination in seats and offices’ allocation.

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance
July 5, 2023

FG reveals 7,000 debtors owe 11 MDAs N5.2 trillion; N58 billion recovered

“These debts came to the spotlight from data aggregated from over 7,000 debtors across 11 MDAs. The debt aggregation effort is still ongoing.”

Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning
July 4, 2023

PDP NWC meets Senate caucus amid scramble to be minority leader

The PDP said this in a statement issued by its spokesman Debo after a meeting at the opposition’s national secretariat in Abuja.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio [Photo: TopeBrown]