According to a circular by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, the suspension was necessitated by the need to sanitize and streamline the tenement rates collection process, as well as ensure compliance with relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Abuja was once thought to be the fastest growing capital city in Africa. It may still well be, but the rise in the number of slums around the city is a growing concern.
As part of measures to address the menace of Fulani herdsmen and cattle rustling in the nation's capital, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has constituted a technical committee to manage and curtail the menace of cattle grazing and rustling in the territory.
Tensions were high at the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday after a parcel, suspected to be an Improvised Explosives Device, IED, was found under the Jabi bridge, near Shoprite shopping mall, Abuja.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has called on all residents of the nation's capital city to be vigilant during the eclipse that has been forecast to occur on Thursday, as miscreants could take advantage of the situation to commit crime.
