FCTA Confirms Antivenom Stock, Warns Negligent Hospitals, Gives Emergency Lines

FCTA confirms antivenom stock, warns negligent hospitals, gives emergency lines. The FCTA said all public hFCTA confirms antivenom stock, warns negligent hospitals, gives emergency linesospitals have sufficient antivenom after singer Ifunanya Nwangene’s death at FMC Jabi. Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe warned facilities to follow protocols or face sanctions, stressing that early treatment is critical.

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The territory has added 12 ambulances, improved ICUs, and centralized antivenom storage.

Residents are urged to use emergency lines 090157892931 or 090157892932.

FCT Police Warn NLC Against Planned Abuja Protest, Say Proscribed Groups Plot To Hijack

FCT Police warn NLC against planned Abuja protest, say proscribed groups plot to hijack. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against its planned protest scheduled for Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The NLC leadership had fixed February 3 for a solidarity rally along with members of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) secretariat in Garki Area 11.

The NLC declared that the rally is to publicly affirm that “an injury to one is an injury to all”, adding that the Nigerian labour movement will not abandon its members.

On January 24, the labour body declared support for the indefinite strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), describing the action as “necessary and heroic” in response to alleged violation of workers’ rights.

In a statement, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said the labour union stood “in very strong solidarity” with FCTA workers under the aegis of JUAC.

Ajaero described the strike as “a necessary and heroic response to a vicious cocktail of neoliberal attacks, gross administrative impunity, and a systematic violation of the fundamental rights of workers by the FCTA management and its political leadership”.

However, in a statement on Monday, Josephine Adeh, FCT police spokesperson, said the command respects the constitutional right to peaceful assembly, but noted that intelligence reports indicate “plans by proscribed groups and other non-state actors to infiltrate and hijack the protest, posing a risk to public peace and safety”.

Adeh said in the interest of public safety, the organisers should consider rescheduling the protest to prevent any breakdown of law and order and to protect lives, property, and the rights of other residents.

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“The Command remains committed to safeguarding all lawful activities and urges residents to continue cooperating with security agencies to keep the FCT peaceful and secure,” the statement reads.
Meanwhile, the national industrial court has reportedly issued an interim order restraining the NLC, TUC and JUAC from embarking on the planned protest.

The court had earlier ordered workers on the payroll of the FCT administration to suspend the strike.

Emmanuel Subilim, the presiding judge, held that although the matter before the court amounted to a trade dispute, the defendants’ right to embark on industrial action was not absolute.

PCRC Urges Media To File Positive Reports During Abuja Council Elections

PCRC urges media to file positive reports during Abuja Council Elections. Mogaji Olaniyi, the national chairman of PCRC, said this at an interactive meeting on security and peaceful FCT council elections scheduled for February 21.

The Police Community Relations Committee has appealed to the media to ensure responsible and positive reporting that promotes peace, development, and national unity during the council elections in February.

Mogaji Olaniyi, the national chairman of PCRC, said this at an interactive meeting on security and peaceful FCT council elections scheduled for February 21.

“The PCRC will work with the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigerian police. The election will be free and fair. No form of thuggery will be tolerated. It will be a crime-free election.

Mr Olaniyi said that the meeting was to sensitise residents that PCRC would be on the ground to support the police commission in FCT. He said that there would be no hiding place for criminals in the FCT and advised them to desist from all forms of negative vices.

“We will use our instrument of office to fish criminals out because we are the closest to the public. There is no hiding place for any criminal. We will expose them,” he said.

Rufus Ebegba, FCT PCRC chairman, urged Nigerians, especially Abuja residents, to support the federal government’s security architecture under President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Ebegba called for support from the federal government’s security initiatives and urged participation in the upcoming local elections. He stated that security is crucial to economic growth and national development, and urged citizens to cooperate with security agencies by sharing information to help sustain peace in communities.

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Mr Ebegba urged all political parties and candidates to conduct peaceful, responsible campaigns that respect the rule of law.

He described the President’s tax reforms and economic recovery agenda as necessary steps toward a stronger, more self-reliant Nigeria.