Before President Bola Tinubu assumed the reins of governance, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, was faced with the challenge of abandoned projects. The Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda was, however, expected to, among other things, complete ongoing projects and transform the FCT into a more habitable and economically...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said the inauguration of commercial operations of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit system will now hold on May 29 and not May 27 as earlier announced. Director of Press, Office of the FCT Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, wooed investors from Sweden and Rwanda, to invest in the territory’s tourism sector and environmental management. Wike expressed the FCT Administration’s readiness for the partnership when the Swedish Ambassador and Rwandan High Commissioner visited him in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the Abuja Light Rail is ready for commercial operations. Wike, who stated this after he inspected the project, in Abuja on Monday, added that 15 million dollars, translating to more than N10 billion was expended...
The drama of political bad manners in Rivers State is about to enter the ‘last corner’. Incumbent governor Mr. Siminalayi Fubara has dealt a survival kick after being pushed to the wall for most of his one year tenure. In quick succession, he has turned the table...
The tussle for political supremacy between Gov. Siminalayi Fubar and his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike, could affect investors’ confidence, a group has said. The group, ‘Coalition of Rivers Leaders of Thoughts (CORSLOT)’, a non-partisan outfit, told newsmen on Friday in Port Harcourt that the lingering feud could cause...
President Bola Tinubu has approved May 27 to June 6, 2024 as Federal Capital Territory Week for the inauguration of various projects executed under his administration. The Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, stated this while inspecting some of the projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate Tinubu’s...
More facts are emerging in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, with Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, giving more insight on the reason behind the frosty relationship between his principal and the former Governor, Nyesom Wike. Ehie said the problem in Rivers State...
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s efforts toward fixing the country. The Primate, in an address delivered to the second session of the 12th Synod organised by the Diocese of Abuja, identified the economy as one...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has appealed to the party’s elders and stakeholders to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers. George, a PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member, who made the appeal in a statement in Lagos, said...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration will deal squarely with land grabbers, no matter how highly- placed. Wike gave the warning when officials of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), FCT Chapter, visited him in Abuja...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged the House of Representatives to translate the provision of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 to tangible benefits for Nigerians. Wike stated this at a two-day retreat, organised by Members of the House of Representatives...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved emergency work on Dogon Gida box culvert which is on the verge of collapse. The Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr Felix Abuah, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended contractors handling different projects in Abuja for keeping to their promises to deliver the projects before May 29. Wike gave the commendation after inspecting some of the ongoing projects across the capital territory on Saturday....
Workers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC), have appealed to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to make staff housing one of his projects. The workers made the appeal at the commencement of the JUAC Week in Abuja on Wednesday, with...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has handed over motorcycles to security agencies to combat crime in hard-to-reach areas in the territory. Wike handed over the motorcycles to the six Area Councils of the FCT and security agencies in Abuja on Monday. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda is a reality. Wike stated this when he visited the ongoing construction of the Vice President’s residence, a project that is being executed by Julius Berger, in Abuja...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is building a more vibrant and resilient territory, where every individual will have the opportunity to thrive and succeed. Wike, who stated this in his Sallah message in Abuja on Wednesday, said...