By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has assured residents of the territory that the efforts put in place by the FCT Administration to address the issues of insecurity across the territory, will soon yield positive results. The Minister gave this assurance when...
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Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike says providing infrastructure in rural communities for sustainable growth and development is key in the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Wike stated this in Abuja on Friday, while inaugurating the construction of 7.2-kilometre road, linking Gaba and...
A community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has bestowed the traditional title of “Sarkin Yaki”, (Warlord), Paikon Kore on the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, The Aguma of Gwagwalada, Chief Mohammad Magaji announced this on Thursday when the Minister inaugurated an emergency construction and...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far on Abuja light rail project, reassuring that its delivery on May 29 is sacrosanct. The minister gave the assurances on Wednesday after inspecting the ongoing construction of access roads to the train stations...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has approved N30.9 billion for massive school rehabilitation projects in the federal capital. Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration, Dr Danlami Hayyo, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Hayyo, the gesture is a testament to the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to complete the Inner Southern Expressway project by December this year. The minister gave the assurance when shortly after he inspected some ongoing road projects within the FCT on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Prominent Abuja-based real estate investor, Chief Yohana Margif, urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, to be cautious in his efforts to restore the Abuja master plan. Margif, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, Chairman, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said security interventions by the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, are reducing kidnappings and other criminal activities in the area. Abdullahi stated this during a security town hall organised by the Office of the Minister...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has mandated the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the FCT to hold mandatory monthly security meetings to improve the security situation in their respective area councils. Wike, who gave the directive during a security town hall at Abuja Municipal Area...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has enlisted the support of traditional leaders to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the federal capital. Wike said this during a security meeting with the FCT Council of Chiefs and the chairmen of the six Area Councils in Abuja on Wednesday, that the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said residents of the territory will get positive news within days with regards to efforts being made to tackle insecurity in the FCT. “I can assure you that in a matter of days, you will be...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Neysom Wike, has called for stringent laws to check crimes in the territory. Wike, who made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, complained that the penalty in the current law was not enough to discourage criminality....
The FCT Administration (FCTA) has concluded plans to strengthen collaboration with the four neighbouring states with the territory to tackle cross border crimes. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike pointed out that the FCTA...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration will soon bar unpainted taxis and buses from plying FCT roads. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike explained that the move was to address the incidence...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday said that inadequate equipment and operational vehicles were hampering ongoing war against banditry and kidnappings in FCT. Wike, who said this during a media chat with journalists in Abuja, also blamed the recent surge in kidnappings...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicisation of insecurity in Abuja. Wike, who gave the warning during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, added that politicians were cashing out on the current security challenges to cause panic among FCT...
The Senate will summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and security agencies over the spike in crimes in the nation’s capital. The lawmaker representing FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP- Abuja), disclosed this when she appeared on Channels Television’s current affairs show Sunday Politics....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked the Police Commissioner, FCT Command, to establish two additional Police Divisions in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory. Wike gave the directive during a security town hall with relevant stakeholders on Friday in Gwagwalada, to...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to provide the needed logistics and equipment to security agencies to flush out criminals terrorising in the territory. Wike stated this during a security town hall with traditional and community leaders, in Bwari Area Council...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has assured residents of the nation’s capital that the FCT Administration is doing everything within its capacity to address the recent security challenges in parts of the FCT. Wike who gave the assurance in Abuja...