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Abuja

March 6, 2026

Abuja: Wike promises Kuje residents more projects

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has promised more projects to residents of the Kuje area council.

Kuje residents
March 5, 2026

UN inaugurates solar power project to reduce energy costs in Nigeria

He said that the initiative marked a step toward renewable energy adoption within the UN system.

Phase I of the Greening of the UN House project
March 5, 2026

FCT moves against exam malpractice in secondary schools

The ERC director, Neemat Abdulrahim, stated this in Abuja on Thursday while monitoring the Senior Secondary Certificate mock examination in mathematics in secondary schools.

Public secondary school in Abuja
March 5, 2026

U.S. shuts down embassy in Nigeria amid security concerns over pro-Khamenei’s protests 

The U.S. has shuttered its embassy in Nigeria amid security concerns over a potential protest by Shia Muslims to remonstrate the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei

Richard M. Mills, Jr.
March 5, 2026

FEC approves gratuity for federal civil servants

FEC has approved a new exit benefit scheme granting retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emoluments.

Governors at FEC meeting
March 5, 2026

Tinubu orders immediate release of funds for space assets maintenance

President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of approved funds for the maintenance of the country’s space assets in line with the National Space Policy and Programme.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima,
March 5, 2026

Wike promises to issue certificates of occupancy to Abuja indigenes

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has promised to issue certificates of occupancy to the indigenous people of Abuja living on their ancestral land.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike
March 4, 2026

WaterAid begins third phase of WASH intervention with $300,000 grant in Bwari council

According to him, the intervention builds on gains recorded in the first and second phases.

WaterAid logo
March 4, 2026

U.S. embassy cancels visa interviews in Abuja, issues security alert over pro-Khamenei protests

“Due to the potential for protests in Abuja, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja has cancelled all visa appointments on Wednesday, March 4, 2026,” the U.S. government stated.

U.S. embassy in Abuja
March 4, 2026

Iran’s embassy in Nigeria condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks, cites violation of international law

Iran’s embassy in Nigeria has condemned military attacks on Iran, citing concerns over international law and sovereignty.

Gholamreza Mahdavi Raja