Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the resumption of work on the long-abandoned Utako General Hospital and the renovation and upgrading of 14 other general hospitals across the territory.

The FCT Mandate Secretary for Health and Environmental Services, Adedolapo Fasawe, disclosed this to journalists after the 19th FCT Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, presided over by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.

The intervention, she said, would involve the construction and equipping of the Utako hospital, as well as the provision of medical equipment and improvements to existing facilities across the territory.

Ms Fasawe said Mr Wike had directed the immediate commencement of work at the Utako Ge...