The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, eventually found his way into the chambers of the House of Representatives after an attempt to prevent him from entering the House failed. The House reconvened today for an emergency session to consider President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for an extension of the state of emergency in…
Explosion In College of Education, Kontagora
Barely 48 hours after the school explosion in Potiskum, Yobe State, that claimed several lives, another suicide bomber has struck at the College of Education, Kontagora, Niger State. Reports reaching TELL indicate that a lone female suicide bomber died on Wednesday at about 12 noon alongside another student of the College of Education when the…
‘Tambuwal Is Very Courageous’ – Imam Imam
Imam Imam, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. What kind of leader is Speaker Aminu Tambuwal? He is a very courageous person and he’s a man who defines his politics based on his conviction. Anything he is fully convinced is for the benefit of the…
Actualising the Dream Capital City
The Land Swap Initiative may soon concretise the vision of Abuja as a true modern capital city A modern capital city in the 21st century must be one with state-of-the-art infrastructure – roads, water supply, underground electrical and sewage connections, telecommunication, health, education, recreation and security facilities, and many more. Building this kind of…
Facing the Challenges
Influx of Nigerians into Abuja and lack of funds to develop infrastructure are the major challenges the Federal Capital Territory Administration is finding creative solutions to Twenty-three years after the seat of government officially moved to Abuja, the city has failed to grow with the years. Out of 79 districts that are supposed to…
Abuja: Expanding the City Frontiers
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration expands the Federal Capital City by opening new districts For more than three decades, Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory have stagnated in terms of infrastructural development until the coming of President Goodluck Jonathan administration. The number of districts remained as they were and the engineering infrastructure in the city was…
Jonathan’s Agenda Is Our Guide – Engineer John Chukwu, Permanent Secretary, FCT
Tajudeen Suleiman and Nicholas Uwerunonye What, in your own assessment, are the achievements of Bala Mohammed as the FCT Minister? Well, the results are obvious, you are journalists; you should be able to see the evidence yourselves. You can see the work of the FCT administration under Senator Mohammed. You can see the infrastructure…
We Are Transforming Satellite Towns and Area Councils – Olajumoke Akinijide, Minister of State for FCT
By Anayochukwu Agbo and Tajudeen Suleiman What are your duties as the Minister of State? Well as the Minister of State, the omnibus duty is to assist the Honourable Minister, but I am specifically responsible for the supervision of the satellite towns, the area councils, agriculture and social development. Social development of course has so…
A Breath of Fresh Hope
The appointment of Bala Mohammed, a senator, as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory restored hope to a city in dire need of transformation When President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, a senator from Bauchi State, had undoubtedly called attention to his patriotism and love for…
There is anger in the Land
Olusola Adeyeye, a professor and senator representing Osun State, is the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and member of the INEC Committee. He speaks on corruption among the political class and its implications for democracy. Defections in the House of Reps is not as constraint as that of the Senate, why is…
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