Abuja: The Building of A Smart City
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‘More Countries Are Adopting Land Swap Policy’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Farouk Sani, lawyer and co-coordinator of Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre, an agency of the FCT administration that promotes and facilitates private sector investment and public infrastructure, explains the concept and execution of the policy in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Tajudeen […] More
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We Want a City that Works
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow John Chukwu, permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration is a seasoned technocrat and head of the efficient bureaucracy that supports the land swap policy. He examines the policy and its implementation in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor, and Tajudeen […] More
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Providing a Suitable Funding Structure
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The funding pattern of the land swap project is designed in a way to ensure that projects would be completed on schedule One of the beauties of the land swap programme is the dynamic financial solution it offers to all the stakeholders – […] More
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Land Swap Is a Great Ingenuity
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow She is a Lagos-born lawyer and Special Assistant, Legal and Multilaterals to the FCT Minister. In this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Chinenye Eseke, reporter and Adewale Adelola, senior photographer, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, discusses the legal and policy aspects of the land swap […] More
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‘The Law Protects Investors and the FCT’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ima Okpongete, general counsel and secretary, legal, Federal Capital Territory Administration speaks to Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor; Chinenye Eseke, reporter and Adewale Adelola, senior photojournalist. Excerpts: What is the legal framework for the land swap policy? The landswap […] More
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‘The Idea Is for Mr President to Leave Legacies’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Bala Mohammed, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, discusses his ambitious land swap projects, other signature projects, security and governance in the territory in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor, and Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor. He says what drives him is […] More
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A Marketer of Distinction
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It is either he has always had it or that being thrown into the ring as minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, transformed Senator Bala Mohammed into a consummate marketer. A few years ago, Akpan Ekpo, professor of economics and director-general of […] More
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The Land Swap Districts
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow For the trial run of the Land Swap Initiative, the FCT chose Phase IV (South), a Greenfield district, where no allocation of land has been made. This choice is deliberate; it is the only phase in the original Abuja master plan that is […] More
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Actualising the Dream Capital City
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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, […] More
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The New Vision
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In the face of dwindling federal allocation and increasing infrastructure deficit, the federal capital administration formulated the land swap policy to leverage on private funding to develop the capital city When Bala Mohammed assumed office as Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister […] More
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Facing the Challenges
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More
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Basic Terms of Relationship
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow To ensure that its objectives in the land swap policy are realised and also guarantee investors’ confidence and buy-in, the FCTA through the Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre, AIIC, set out 11 strict guidelines for participation in the policy. These guidelines ensure that […] More
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