THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says most of the rural roads being constructed across the six area councils of the FCT are ready for inauguration in January. Wike stated this after he inspected the ongoing construction Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal and Saburi … Read more
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has accused the former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, of failing to play a fatherly role in solving the issues in the state. Speaking on Sunday in Port Harcourt during a thanksgiving service for the speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, Wike … Read more
THE Abuja High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and other respondents from selling a disputed property at Plot No. 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja. Justice Mohammed Zubairu granted the injunction following an ex-parte motion moved by Reuben Atabo (SAN), counsel to … Read more
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged residents of the territory to submit to the will of God as Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Wike, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, expressed confidence that with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, things would keep getting … Read more
FEDERAL Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has directed government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people that sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. Wike gave the directive in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere … Read more
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a fresh ultimatum to 762 plot owners in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja. The affected landowners have been given a two-week deadline to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) or face permanent revocation of their land allocations. This directive was conveyed on … Read more
Documents from the Department of Land Administration of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration (FCTA) have exposed how under-fire FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, approved and issued Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy to a proxy company in three weeks. A report by SaharaReporters said that “the process usually takes months for applicants.” The online newspaper reports … Read more
THE Senate has set up an investigative committee to investigate the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Senate announced the constitution of the committee during plenary in Abuja on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The committee will also invite the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to appear before it to explain the … Read more
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration has committed 1.05 billion dollars, amounting to about N177 billion for infrastructural development in the education sector. Wike, represented by the Minister of State, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this at the 6th International Conference on Learning Cities, held in Jubail, … Read more
Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, once commanded significant respect as a formidable figure in Nigerian politics. From his days as a Minister of State for Education under President Goodluck Jonathan, Wike’s rise to prominence was meteoric, marked by his spirited defiance of … Read more