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The study investigated the attitude and awareness of couples towards family planning in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The specific objectives were to find the forms, level of awareness and attitude to family planning among couples in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. A survey design was used for the study with a sampled population of 600 (300 male and 300 female) out of all the couples in the Federal Capital Territory that formed the population of the study. Awareness and Attitude of Couples towards Family Planning Questionnaire (AACFPQ) was used to collect data. The data collected were analysed using mean and t-test for the research questions and hypotheses respectively. The findings from the study showed that couples in the Federal Capital Territory practice family planning at a low level with even lower appreciation for non-natural family planning methods; couples however, have high level of awareness and positive attitude towards family planning; and they do not differ significantly in the level of awareness and attitude towards family planning due to gender. The study recommends that seminars, workshops and enlightenment campaigns about family planning should be carried out on regular bases to sustain awareness and attitude while clarifications should be made on the side effects of non-natural family planning methods.