The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has denied that its officials demanded a bribe of N1m to facilitate payment for some contractors who supplied various items in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was gathered that the allegation was a ploy by some desperate contractors to blackmail the FCTA officials following the delay in the payment of their contract sums. The delay in the payment of some contractors, it was gathered, was due to processing error, as some of the contractors due for payment were yet to complete documentation. However, the FCTA has assured that all outstanding payments which are mostly limited Health and Human Services Secretariat would be paid soon.