The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed a total clampdown on unregistered hospitals and quack medical personnel operating in the FCT. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, to the minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on...
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Gunmen suspected to be political thugs on Saturday attempted to stall the inauguration of Nyesom Wike’s supporters group tagged: New Associates, at the Church of God Mission Camp at Igbogene in Yenagoa. The New Associates was said to be organised by the FCT Minister, Wike to appreciate President Bola...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for standing strong in the fight against malaria. Chairman FCT chapter of the association, Dr Emeka Ayogu, gave the commendation in Abuja on Friday, on the sidelines of an event organised to commemorate the 2025 World...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has summoned the chairmen of FCT area councils and leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, for a meeting. The meeting was to find lasting solutions to the lingering primary school teachers’ strike over unresolved welfare...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed displeasure over contract discrepancy in the execution of the rehabilitation of the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the contract for the total rehabilitation of the AICC was awarded to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has been challenged to list the number of major cases he won and what he has done for the development of the legal profession that qualified him to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), apart from being an...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed the FCT Administration’s commitment to the continued development of infrastructure across the territory. In his Easter message to FCT residents on Friday in Abuja, Wike also pledged the sustained provision of quality education, healthcare, agriculture, transportation,...
The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has said his joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the best interest of AMAC residents. Speaking during a rally on Thursday in Abuja, Maikalangu said that he joined the ruling party in order to continue delivering...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the ongoing project inspection across the territory is keeping contractors on their toes. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, after he inspected the ongoing construction of a three-kilometre road network in Giri District and the 16-kilometre...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is constructing a road network in Giri District, Abuja, to open the area for development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of the three-kilometre road network in the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned a suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, until May 5 for hearing. The aggrieved residents sued the minster, the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, among others,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the finishing of the construction of a Bus and Taxi Terminal in Mabushi, Abuja. The minister expressed his dissatisfaction in Abuja on Tuesday, after he inspected the terminal, which was 90 per cent completed....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended the quality of ongoing projects in the territory. Wike stated this after he inspected some ongoing projects in Abuja on Monday. The projects inspected included the ongoing renovation of Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), and the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- To foster sustainable urban development, boost investor confidence, and ensure that property owners in the FCT have secure and legally recognized land titles, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, CON, has approved key reforms in land administration in the FCT, effective...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) screened only 8,287 out of the 261,914 area council land documents submitted for regularisation between 2006 and 2023. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on...
By EZEKIEL oBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has won the Leadership Newspaper’s Quinquennial Award for outstanding person in governance and infrastructure. Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Ogunleye...
President Bola Tinubu will visit some of the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to identify with rural dwellers as part of activities to celebrate his second year in office. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike stated this after he inspected some ongoing projects in Kwali, Gwagwalada and Bwari...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Trustees for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club. Wike said during the inauguration in Abuja on Friday, that the FCT Administration was committed to restoring order and efficiency of the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, gas said he is healthy, strong and performing his duties as the minister of FCT. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, while reacting to the rumour going round that he collapsed on Friday and was flown to France...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, made this known in...