Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre after President Bola Tinubu. The renaming ceremony was part of activities marking Tinubu’s second year in office. Wike praised Tinubu’s leadership, saying, “Today Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre is a match with...
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will bounce back from its current challenges. Wike made this assertion while hosting stakeholders from the party’s various factions in Abuja. He urged party members to put aside their differences and work...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Eminent Stakeholders and Concerned Leaders have reaffirmed Sen. Sam Anyawu as the duly elected and substantive National Secretary of the party. The reaffirmation was made in a communique signed in Abuja, following a closed-door meeting to address the party’s lingering...
BY OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended the political acumen of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing his inclusion in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as a phenomenon worthy of academic study. Oba Ogunwusi spoke on Thursday during the 2025 OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture titled:...
The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof. Adebayo Bamire, has lauded Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, as a pragmatic and result-driven public servant. Prof. Bamire made the remark during Wike’s 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture: “The Nigeria of our Dreams,” at the university....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents of Abuja that security agencies are working tirelessly to ensure the safety of lives and properties during and beyond the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. “Abuja remains the safest city in the country, and we are...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled July 10 for judgment in a N500 million suit filed by vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, and petty traders, against Minister Nyesom Wike. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after counsel to the plaintiff, Adamu Mahmud, and the defence lawyers,...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu led administration to drive transformative change across the country. Wike emphasized the need for collective support to achieve a better future for all Nigerians. Wike made the call in his 2025 Distinguish Personality Lecture, titled,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he derives joy from stepping on the toes of ‘big men’. Wike, who made this known during a media chat in Abuja, said all property owners in Abuja who are yet to pay their ground rent must...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the increasing rate of scavengers, beggars and homeless people in FCT is posing serious security threat to residents. Wike, in a counter affidavit filed in opposition to the case instituted...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the present lack of water supply being experienced in the Abuja City Centre and some satellite towns was due to a major rehabilitation of two of the four water treatment plants responsible for...
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, Mr Chibudom Nwuche, has said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is becoming a world class city under President Bola Tinubu and Nyesom Wike. Nwuche said this in Abuja on Saturday, when he accompanied the FCT minister on...
Mr Lere Olayinka, spokesman of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has faulted the position of Sen. Ireti Kingibe on the enforcement of ground rent by the FCT Administration. Kingibe, representing the FCT in the Senate under the Labour Party, had challenged the sealing of property...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing dispute over Ground Rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), granting a 14-day amnesty to defaulters. According to a statement by the Director of Land Administration, FCT, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, the President’s intervention allows property holders...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the National Assembly to approve the FCT’s N1.78 trillion Statutory Budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year. Wike made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representative...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has earmarked part of the N1.78 trillion proposed 2025 FCT statutory budget for the completion of 14 ongoing roads projects across the territory. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, when he appeared before the Senate and House...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has revealed some projects undertaken by the FCT Administration that would be inaugurated to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second anniversary. Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Mr...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike reiterates that the development of FCT satellite towns by President Bola Tinubu’s administration is unassailable. Wike restated this on Saturday, when he inspected the dualised Ushafa to War College and Check point road project in Bwari Area Council. The News...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration has renovated and furnished more than 60 public schools across the territory. Wike stated this after inspecting some ongoing projects in Gwagwalada and Kwali Area Councils of the territory on Friday. He explained that...