CNG and electric buses are cutting fares on selected routes in the FCT, Lagos and EnuguBorno offers bus rides for ₦50, while Kaduna’s free CNG services have carried about 3.2 million passengersSeveral proposed fare cuts remain unimplemented, and reported savings apply to specific routes—not nationwidePAY ATTENTIO…

…remain in education. He disclosed that roughly 30 teachers drawn from Benue, Kaduna, the FCT, and Cote d'Ivoire have been recognised since the initiative began, and that plans are underway to extend coverage to more African countries.

…intelligence indicated that the area was mined with improvised explosive devices. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike also has criticised former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi over his claim that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies contributed to his mother’s death. Meanwhile, Labour Party youth leaders proposed consu…

The FCT Police Command has arrested one Zazzayanu Halilu for allegedly r@ping a 12-year-old girl inside a car on Oct. 2nd. According to SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the command, the arrest was effected after operatives while on routine patrol around Airport Bridge Taxi Park, observed a fully tinted navy blue Volk…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that his stomach is part of what determines good governance in Rivers State. Wike made the remark on Friday during a meeting with leaders and stakeholders of the Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The Minister said good…

…Public Communication and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has demanded the arrest and prosecution of a primary school headmaster after a viral video surfaced showing pupils being led through an intense deliverance service during school hours. In the trending footage shared by Olayink…

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike addressed leaders and stakeholders of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government AreaWike targeted former Governor Rotimi Amaechi's combined 24 years as Speaker, Governor, and Minister without mentioning any legacy projectThe FCT Minister also disclosed he has no further personal political ambi…

…exercise will close on November 24, 2026, and will be held across all 36 states and the FCTPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worl…

…covering politics, elections, public affairs, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.FCT, Abuja - Rotimi Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate for the 2027 elections, joked that President Bola Tinubu's economic policies were directly responsible for the death of his mother, Mary Amaec…

A police officer told an FCT High Court that suspects allegedly confessed to their roles in the robbery that led to Somtochukwu Maduagwu’s deathThe witness said investigations indicated that Maduagwu was pushed from her third-floor apartment during the attackThe court heard that eight of the 11 defendants were allegedl…

…commentator, Isaac Fayose has challenged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, over his vow to resign if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the FCT and Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election. DAILY POST reports that Wike, while addressing the leadership and members of the Apo Mechanic…

…as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Abuja, FCT - The Coalition for Good Governance in Nigeria (CGGN) has publicly withdrawn its earlier call for the removal of the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr Olusegun…

…Nigeria,” he said. Amaechi makes resignation pledge Amaechi’s declaration comes after FCT Minister Nyesom Wike recently made a separate political pledge concerning the outcome of the 2027 election. While Wike said President Tinubu should remove him if he failed to deliver the FCT to the president, Amaechi tied his own…

…Housing, road and public-infrastructure interventions supporting regional development. FCT / ABUJA — Housing & Metropolitan Infrastructure: The 3,112-unit Karsana Renewed Hope City, alongside major arterial and district roads, satellite-community connections and other metropolitan infrastructureAND MANY MORE… These hig…

…Legit.ng reported that Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) owed a combined domestic debt of N4.59 trillion as of June 30, 2026.The figure accounts for 2.75% of Nigeria's total public debt of N166.79 trillion as of the same date.The federal government held the bulk of the country's domestic debt…

…eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has urged Nigerians between the ages of 15 and 35 to sign up with the newly launched National Youth Data Bank (NYDB), describing the initiative as a tool to map youth…

…her court appearanceJudy Austin called the lawyer immediately after leaving Abuja's FCT High Court on September 29, 2026, reportedly seeking feedback and further instructionsThe accidental leak came hours after Judy was filmed leaving court where two defamation suits totalling over N2 billion in damages are ongoingPAY…

…Urges states, FCT to implement teachers’ retirement age…Union seeks ECE integration into public primary schools By Chinedu Adonu The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Titus Amba, has lamented the continued attacks, killings and abduction of teachers and pupils, urging governments…

…Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the award of contracts for the digitisation of the FCT High Courts, with the project expected to commence within two weeks. General Counsel and Mandate Secretary, FCT Legal Services Secretariat, Mr Salman Dako, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja after the FCT Administration Executive Counci…

…who was attached to the Apostolic Church in Suleja fled his duty post to Kuje in the FCT to hide after dumping Albert’s corpse in the well. A pastor from the church was said to have gone to the Suleja Police Division to report finding a corpse inside a well within the church’s premises. This finding prompted the police…

…education. Arogundade said the programme, which began in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has moved to Oyo State and would be extended to other states and geopolitical zones across the country. Under the Oyo State phase, 200 young Nigerians are being trained in Graphics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), makeup arti…

…stands at N68.32tn, significantly above the combined budgets of the 36 states and the FCT.

Nigeria's 36 states and the FCT recorded a combined domestic debt of N4.59 trillion as of June 30, 2026, DMO data showedLagos State topped the domestic debt rankings, with Delta, Rivers and the FCT also among the highest-owing subnational governmentsJigawa recorded the lowest domestic debt among all states, while sever…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says a gas plant fire at Liberty Junction, Byazhin, Kubwa in Abuja, was caused by a driver who allegedly drove against traffic and crashed into the facility. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, 27 September, 2026, by its spokesperson, SP Josephi…

…into the PDP camp, backed by the Saraki-led G15 alliance, which is working with the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike-led Rainbow Coalition. The central questions concerned whether their names appeared on the PDP membership register submitted to INEC within the prescribed period and whether waivers granted them were sufficient…