In a move to ensure a clean Federal Capital City and create order in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) sanitation system, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it would commence a new waste management regime from Monday, November 17, 2025. This was revealed in a media...
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National Chairman of the Pan Niger Forum (PANDEF), Amb Godknows Boladei Igali, has the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, deserves national apology for being prevented from performing his duties by soldiers on illegal duties in Abuja. Amb. Igali, on his way out of the Port Harcourt International Airport to...
To the leadership of the Federal Republic of Nigeria—especially President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his ministers—and citizens. It is with grave disappointment and deep concern that I address the recent incident involving Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, representing the President, and a junior naval officer, Lieutenant Yerima, who...
At a time when integrity in public service often appears to be slipping into obscurity, Officer A.M. Yerima has not only reminded FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike that he’s not “a fool” but also the nation that honour and principle still dwell within the ranks of the Nigerian military. Yerima’s...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has condemned the alleged illegal takeover of a disputed land in Abuja by military personnel reportedly acting on the orders of a former Chief of Naval Staff, describing the act as lawless and unacceptable. Wike, who personally visited the...
A tense confrontation unfolded in Abuja on Tuesday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, clashed with a group of soldiers and city officials over a disputed parcel of land in the Gaduwa District. The altercation began when armed soldiers reportedly blocked Wike and his...
Former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has called on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike to publicly apologise to the military officer he verbally confronted in Abuja on Tuesday during a row over a disputed plot of land. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that a video that circulated online earlier in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given property owners who altered the approved use of their land without authorization two weeks to regularize their documents or face sanctions. In a statement released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- To curb kidnappings, killings, and other vices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike is expanding policing by erecting new police stations in rural and border communities. This is in fulfilment of his pledge to decentralise policing and bring safety...
The recourse to diversionary maneuvering is a familiar political gimmick. When government is thin on ideas and is politically ambushed or politicians are in disarray, the field is fertile for Machiavelli’s foot soldiers. We can domesticate this classic political script as one of the many possibilities in the reported...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he is ready to appear as a witness in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu—if officially summoned by the court. Wike made this known during his monthly media chat...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on investors to leverage the numerous opportunities in the FCT to drive sustainable growth and development. The Minister made this call at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Abuja Business and Investment Summit held at the Bola Tinubu...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would use 20 days to show “social media presidents and Nigerians” what the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration has done in the educational sector in Abuja. Wike spoke during the commissioning the newly Provided Engineering...
Nigerian Law School’s Bwari Campus is set for a significant infrastructure boost with the flag-off of over 600-bed new hostels and a surprise announcement for a brand-new auditorium, approved directly by President Bola Tinubu. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, made the revelations on Monday during...
A High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to issue a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to Al-Kafawi Venture Limited in connection with a long-standing land dispute. Justice Sylvanus Oriji handed down...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has officially commenced the dualisation of the main carriageway of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), stretching from the Ring Road I Junction to Ring Road II—a move aimed at easing the heavy traffic along the Apo–Wasa axis. At the inauguration ceremony held Wednesday in...
Tensions are rising within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a Northern-based support group has accused loyalists of Minister Nyesom Wike of actively working to sabotage the party’s upcoming national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Speaking through a press statement on Wednesday, the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified that his absence from the recent Council of State meeting was not a snub but a decision made with President Bola Tinubu’s full awareness and approval. Speaking during the commissioning of Access Roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a firm warning against any acts that could derail the newly launched ‘Light Up Abuja’ initiative, emphasizing that his administration will not tolerate sabotage. Wike gave the warning on Thursday during the official flag-off of the Collector Road...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed strong disapproval over what he described as the unauthorised and arbitrary naming of streets within the capital city. Wike made his stance clear on Wednesday during the flag-off ceremony for engineering infrastructure projects across unserviced layouts in the...