By Patrick Idowu

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced the construction of an entrepreneurship development centre aimed at equipping secondary school students with practical skills and a business mindset.

Dr Mohammed Ladan, Director of the FCT Secondary Education Board, revealed the initiative on Monday during a training workshop for teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education in Abuja.

He said the facility, located at Government Secondary School in Giri, will be completed before the end of the year.

According to Ladan, the centre is being developed in partnership with Brunel University Business School in the United Kingdom, which has pledged to fully furnish and equip the facility upon completion.

“This centre is not just for Abuja. It will serve all 36 states and the FCT as a hub for entrepreneurship education,” he stated, highlighting its role in driving self-reliance and creativity among Nigerian youths.

By Njoku Chijioke

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has crushed 601 motorcycles impounded for violating traffic rules and operating in restricted areas of Abuja.

The action, led by the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, is part of ongoing efforts to curb traffic lawlessness and eliminate the use of motorcycles for criminal activities in the capital.

Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Elechi Chinedum, said the crushing was backed by legal provisions empowering the government to seize and destroy offending motorcycles.

He stressed that enforcement would remain strict to protect public safety.

Director of the DRTS, Abdulateef Bello, explained that the ban on commercial motorcycles in key parts of Abuja has been in place since 2006 due to their frequent involvement in crime and road abuse.

“This is a routine measure. We will continue to impound and crush motorcycles used in defiance of the law,” Bello said.

The FCTA has warned operators to stay out of prohibited zones or face the same consequences.

By Njoku Chijioke

A man identified as Yabagi has been arraigned in an Abuja court over an alleged N7.2 million land scam involving fake documents for a plot in the Guzape Two district.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, and forgery.

Prosecutors allege that Yabagi deceived the complainant with forged land documents, including a certificate of occupancy and a site plan, to facilitate the fraudulent transaction.

The court has adjourned the matter until June 19 for hearing.