The federal government has activated enhanced seismic monitoring after an earth tremor shook parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The tremor was recorded by the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) on Tuesday.
Reacting to the incident, Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, directed the agency to provide hourly updates on seismic developments around the country’s capital.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by Lara Owoeye-Wise, special assistant on media to Alake, the minister urged residents to remain calm and go about their normal activities without anxiety.
He said the NGSA had also been directed to intensify surveillance of seismic activities in and around the FCT and submit regular reports for continuous assessment and possible escalation to other relevant government agencies.
According to the statement, the NGSA’s seismic monitoring station in Utako detected the tremor at exactly 11:23:27am.
The agency said
