Beyond Infrastructure: Strengthening FCT’s Social Services and Human Development

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By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu Abuja’s development must be understood through the quality of life available to its residents. The attention now being given to healthcare, education and other essential services deserves recognition because these are the areas in which people experience government most personally. A family’s confidence in a public hospital or school says much about how effectively development is reaching ordinary citizens. In continuing the conversation on development beyond infrastructure, I believe the FCT Minister’s growing emphasis on social services is particularly significant. It connects the visible transformation of…

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Taraba CP Ogbeghagha hosts Army Garrison Commander, PCRC, ASUSS

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…Harps on collaborative security By Bashir Adamu, Jalingo The Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command, CP Edwin Ogbeghagha, on Monday, received separate courtesy visits from the Garrison Commander of 10 Division Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. M.A. Oloyede, the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Safe School Club, and the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Taraba State Chapter, at the Command Headquarters in Jalingo. The visits, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Victor Mshelizah, were aimed at strengthening partnerships, enhancing inter-agency cooperation and promoting joint efforts towards ensuring…

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Wike: End of 16yr-wait for Apo-Karshi road

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How purposeful leadership is reviving abandoned projects and extending development to FCT satellite communities By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu Some infrastructure projects are measured not only by their length or financial value, but by the years of hardship endured by the people waiting for their completion. The Apo–Karshi Road is one such project. First awarded in 2010, the road remained uncompleted for approximately 16 years. For residents of Apo, Karshi and surrounding communities, the prolonged delay translated into difficult journeys, traffic congestion, increased transportation costs and lost economic opportunities. What should…

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Beyond Roads and Bridges: Wike’s LEAD-P approval builds FCT’s human infrastructure

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By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu The true strength of any government is measured not only by the infrastructure it builds, but also by the quality of the people and institutions entrusted with sustaining those achievements. Roads, bridges and public facilities are indispensable, but their long-term value depends on a capable, ethical and forward-looking public service. It is against this background that the approval granted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for the commencement of the FCT Leadership Enhancement and Development Programme—popularly known as FCT LEAD-P—deserves…

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200 FCT girls to receive Grassroot Girls STEM Alliance scholarship

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An educational empowerment initiative of the Abuja Grassroot Association of Nigeria, the PHPA ABUJA Grassroot Girls STEM Alliance (FGGSA), has announced the commencement of its scholarship programme for female science students in three selected Government Science Secondary Schools in the Federal Capital Territory. Under the initiative, the Alliance, in a statement signed by Mariam Haruna, said, it plans to grant scholarships to 200 girls to promote their participation and advancement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Particular attention will be given to promising girls from indigenous and underserved communities…

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Abuja’s Growing Population, Development Abuses and the Urgent Infrastructure Response

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By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu Abuja is growing—and growing rapidly. With that growth comes an uncomfortable but unavoidable reality: infrastructure planned and provided for a much smaller population is today under enormous pressure. Roads, drainage systems, transportation networks, waste-management facilities and other essential services must now respond to demands far beyond what was envisaged decades ago. The recent flooding along the Airport Road axis, Lugbe and Lokogoma has once again brought this reality into sharp focus. While increasingly intense rainfall cannot be ignored, the challenge goes beyond the weather. Rapid population…

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Taraba: New CP Assumes Duty, Pledges Intelligence-Led Policing

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By Bashir Adamu, Jalingo The Taraba State Police Command has announced the assumption of duty of CP Edwin Ogbeghagha, psc, mnips, as the 34th Commissioner of Police in the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Victor Mshelizah, said Ogbeghagha took over from CP Moorkwap Sebastian Dongshal, who retired from the Nigeria Police Force after a distinguished career. The statement said the new Commissioner brings extensive professional and operational experience to the Command. He said Ogbeghagha’s assumption of duty marks a renewed commitment…

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Beyond Personal Ambition: Making Women’s Advocacy a National Development Agenda

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By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu Women’s advocacy in Africa has reached a point where we must ask an important question: Are we building a movement that will outlive individual advocates, or are we creating platforms that rise and fall with personalities? The distinction is important. When advocacy for women’s inclusion becomes too closely identified with an individual, political party, social class or personal ambition, it can easily be misunderstood as a struggle for positions. But when it is anchored in institutions, laws, national development and measurable benefits for society, it becomes…

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2027: APC unveils 108-man Presidential Campaign Council

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…Names Yari as DG, Uzodimma Secretary The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its 108-man Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, with former Zamfara State governor, Senator AbdulAziz Yari, appointed Director-General and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, as Secretary. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will serve as Chairman of the council, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as Vice-Chairmen I and II respectively. The composition of the Council was announced in a statement issued by the Presidency yesterday and signed by the…

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