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FCT emergency department places search, rescue team on alert

FCT emergency department places search, rescue team on alert

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has placed its search and rescue team on high alert following expected rains in FCT and neighbouring states. The acting Director-General (D-G) of FEMD, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by the department’s Head of Public Affairs in Abuja. Mohammed said that …

‘Truth or Dare’ game: FCT residents raise concern

‘Truth or Dare’ game: FCT residents raise concern

Concerned Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed displeasure over the moral and cultural decline associated with the trendy  ‘Truth or Dare’ game, particularly among young people. The residents spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on Wednesday in Abuja. According to them, although ‘Truth or Dare’ has been …

10 killed, 30 suffer burns as another truck explodes in Abuja

10 killed, 30 suffer burns as another truck explodes in Abuja

ABUJA—The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Emergency Management Department, FEMD, has confirmed that 10 persons lost their lives in the Wednesday evening truck explosion that occurred at Karu bridge, along the Abuja – Keffi Expressway. This came as President Bola Tinubu directed a thorough investigation into the tanker explosion that resulted in multiple accidents and loss …

50,000 Target: FirstBank, NCF Take Tree Planting To FCT In CRS Week

50,000 Target: FirstBank, NCF Take Tree Planting To FCT In CRS Week

FirstBank, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has launched a major tree-planting initiative to enhance Nigeria’s vegetation cover. According to the bank, the tree planting exercise led by the Group Executive, Commercial Banking, North of FirstBank, Aishatu Bubaram, is part of its 2024 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Week. The bank stated that …