AMAC Conducts 1,928 Marriages, Unites 15 Couples In 10 Months

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6 years ago

November 1, 2019

Joel Ajayi

Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has registry had conducted 1,928 marriages between January and October.

Council Registrar of Marriages, Mr. Akinwumi Akintayo, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, adding that registry also settled and reunited 15 couples within the same period.

Mr Akintayo decried the high rate of divorce in marriages, attributing it to unethical advice from other people.

The registrar who also attributed failed marriages to lack of counseling by the appropriate persons, urged couples to understand and support one another during trying times.

According to him, this is because couples were usually not psychologically and emotionally prepared before getting married.

“Our major challenge is that some of them, because of the initial euphoria of getting married, do not listen when the authorities or their parents counsel them before penning down their signature.

“That is the reason we see divorce cases everywhere, some couples even come back after one week to say they are no longer interested in the marriage.

“When we go into details to find out their reason, we discovered that interference of third parties was responsible for most of the break ups,’’ Akintayo said.

He said some of the divorce cases are also based on flimsy reasons, which proves that they are not psychologically and emotionally prepared to go into marriage.

Mr Akintayo therefore appealed to both intending and married couples to get acquainted with the Marriage Act as contained in the constitution of the country.

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FCT Cleaners Urge Minister Wike to Intervene Over Months of Unpaid Salaries

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3 weeks ago

May 13, 2025

The Gleamer

Over 4,500 cleaners working across Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including city cleaners, hospital sanitation workers, satellite town cleaners, and security personnel, have made a passionate appeal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over the non-payment of their salaries for the past six to eight months.

The affected workers, who play a critical role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the FCT, including hospitals and public spaces, expressed their deep frustration and hardship due to the prolonged delay in their payments.

Despite working tirelessly under harsh weather conditions to ensure that Abuja and its environs remain clean and habitable, they say their efforts have gone unrewarded.

Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, the cleaners voiced their disappointment, describing the situation as dire and unsustainable.

Many of them are reportedly struggling to meet basic needs, including food, medical expenses, school fees, and loan repayments.

“We are using this medium to appeal to our amiable FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene and ensure our outstanding salaries are paid.

“We are going through untold hardship. We work day and night, even in dangerous and unhygienic conditions, yet we are not being paid.”

Another affected worker, who asked to remain anonymous, tearfully shared her experience: “We may be doing a ‘dirty job,’ but we do it with all our hearts. It is unfair that we are left unpaid. We are dying in silence—no food for our children, no money for healthcare. We beg the Honourable Minister to come to our aid.”

The cleaners, in their numbers, emphasized that their appeal was not just a demand but a desperate cry for help from workers who feel neglected despite their vital contributions to the FCT’s public health and cleanliness.

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