By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of eight acting directors for the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) as substantive directors. The Executive Secretary, FCDA, Mr Shehu Ahmad announced the confirmation in a statement on Monday. Ahmad identified...
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The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has said “nobody has the monopoly of causing violence” in the wake of the political rift between himself and the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike made the statement in Port Harcourt on Saturday at the Rivers State Ijaw Peoples Congress organised in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to kick out non-performing contractors executing projects in the FCT. Wike made the threat in Abuja on Friday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of the 15-kilometre left wing service lane of the Outer Southern Expressway, from...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked for a renegotiation of FCT’s stake in the Kugbo International Market, Abuja. Wike gave the order when he inspected the market, being developed by a private investor, Mesotho Group Ltd, in Abuja on Wednesday. He explained...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to increase funds allocation for nutrition intervention in the FCT Administration’s 2025 budget. Wike made the promise when the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister particularly commended the agency’s Capacity...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced on Monday that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of roads in Abuja’s satellite towns. Wike made this known while addressing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting. He emphasised that these satellite towns had...
Combo of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has responded to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, asserting that no one can destabilise his state. Mohammed, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, spoke on Tuesday just before a meeting with the National...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, emphasized the importance of collective efforts in achieving progress and prosperity in the FCT. In his Eid-el-Maulud message to FCT residents on Monday, Wike stressed that the territory’s growth depends on the combined efforts of...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has attributed the rising cost of housing accommodation in FCT to market forces. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday when he visited Zeberced Limited Quarry, Kubwa-Abuja on Saturday, to see what the company was doing. While responding to...
A Pan Rivers group, the One Rivers Initiative (ORI), has urged Mr Chidi Lloyd, one of the recently sacked chairmen of Local Government Areas in Rivers against disrespecting Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark. The group said this in a statement signed by Mr Victor Burubo, its Director, Media and...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve light and water supply in the territory. Wike disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he has no regret in joining the Tinubu government. According to him, anyone who is angry he is working in the Tinubu-led administration should go and ‘hug a transformer’. Wike a PDP member worked against his party during the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to cause political crisis in the state of any governor who tries to interfere in the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. Wike said this at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt on Saturday...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja Industrial Park, being developed by Zeberced Group, will create 40,000 jobs and improve Nigeria’s economy when fully operational. Wike stated this when he visited the site, located at Idu Industrial Zone, Abuja, on Wednesday. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration (FCTA) is constructing three world-class bus and taxi terminals to improve transportation system in the territory. Wike stated this while inaugurating the construction of a bus and taxi terminal for the Central Business...
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned hearing in the FCT minister ‘s motion on the restriction order on participants of the hunger protest until Sept. 4. The adjournment came after counsel to the FCT minister (claimant), Moses Ebute, SAN told the court...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the internal crisis in the party. He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister. Despite...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared the on-street parking scheme in the FCT, popularly called park-and-pay, illegal. Wike, who stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister, cited irregularities in...
Shortly after assuming office as FCT minister on Aug. 21, 2023, Mr Nyesom Wike announced short, medium, and long-term plans to restore the Abuja Master Plan. Wike, along with FCT minister of state Mariya Mahmoud, explained that overhauling the FCT would reposition it to be among the best cities...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned the newly appointed Mandate Secretary, Youth Development Secretariat, and Permanent Secretaries against making excuses for failures. Wike, who gave the warning during the inauguration of the appointees in Abuja on Thursday, advised any of them...