The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) screened only 8,287 out of the 261,914 area council land documents submitted for regularisation between 2006 and 2023. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on...
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By EZEKIEL oBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has won the Leadership Newspaper’s Quinquennial Award for outstanding person in governance and infrastructure. Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Ogunleye...
President Bola Tinubu will visit some of the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to identify with rural dwellers as part of activities to celebrate his second year in office. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike stated this after he inspected some ongoing projects in Kwali, Gwagwalada and Bwari...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Trustees for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club. Wike said during the inauguration in Abuja on Friday, that the FCT Administration was committed to restoring order and efficiency of the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, gas said he is healthy, strong and performing his duties as the minister of FCT. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, while reacting to the rumour going round that he collapsed on Friday and was flown to France...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, made this known in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has condoled the former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, over the death of his younger brother, Mr Bernard Ortom. Wike, in a statement signed on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr Lere Olayinka...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has refuted the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its land title was revoked as a ploy to suppress opposition. Wike made the statement during a visit by officials of the Body of Benchers, led by...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has faulted the Nigeria Bar Association’s (NBA) stand that the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu was unconstitutional and illegal. Wike alleged that the NBA discredited Tinubu’s decision because the Rivers Government had promised to...
The Body of Benchers has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike as one of its worthy ambassadors. The Chairman of the body, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), stated this when he and other officials of the body visited the minister in Abuja on Friday....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has outlined some projects that would be inaugurated in May to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second year in office. Wike, after inspecting some of the projects in Abuja on Thursday, identified the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), being...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT athletes and coaches preparing for the 2025 National Sports Festival to strive for victory. Wike made the call while receiving the Torch of Unity for the 22nd edition of the festival, scheduled for May 16...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Supreme Court has debunked reports alleging that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to the University of Calabar convocation. The Director of Information and Public Relations of the court, Dr Festus Akande, in a statement in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has given the officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) one week, to allocate land for resettlement of victims of demolition in Gishiri village. It would be recalled that 455 houses and structures were demolished in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the revocation of the Right of Occupancy (RofO) to its national secretariat property by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as an “attempt to stifle opposition parties in the country”. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, reacting to the development in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has concluded arrangement to honoured some prominent Nigerians, who had contributed to the development of the country at the 37th convocation and 50th anniversary celebration. The VC of UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi, disclosed this during the pre-convocation press briefing...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to sack the acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr Richard Dauda. Wike gave the threat in Abuja on Monday, during a meeting with community leaders of Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja, whose part...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles over non-payment of ground rent for more than 10 years. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, announced the revocation at a news conference in Abuja...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to allocate land in the FCT to the University of Port Harcourt for the establishment of its Centre for Leadership and Political Studies. Wike made the promise when the university’s Governing Council, led by the Pro-Chancellor...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced the disbursement of N300 million as scholarship to 16,225 indigenous and indigent students of the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the scholarship is for the 2023/2024 award for indigent students in public schools. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, said...