By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Supreme Court has debunked reports alleging that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to the University of Calabar convocation. The Director of Information and Public Relations of the court, Dr Festus Akande, in a statement in...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has given the officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) one week, to allocate land for resettlement of victims of demolition in Gishiri village. It would be recalled that 455 houses and structures were demolished in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the revocation of the Right of Occupancy (RofO) to its national secretariat property by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as an “attempt to stifle opposition parties in the country”. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, reacting to the development in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has concluded arrangement to honoured some prominent Nigerians, who had contributed to the development of the country at the 37th convocation and 50th anniversary celebration. The VC of UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi, disclosed this during the pre-convocation press briefing...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to sack the acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr Richard Dauda. Wike gave the threat in Abuja on Monday, during a meeting with community leaders of Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja, whose part...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles over non-payment of ground rent for more than 10 years. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, announced the revocation at a news conference in Abuja...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to allocate land in the FCT to the University of Port Harcourt for the establishment of its Centre for Leadership and Political Studies. Wike made the promise when the university’s Governing Council, led by the Pro-Chancellor...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced the disbursement of N300 million as scholarship to 16,225 indigenous and indigent students of the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the scholarship is for the 2023/2024 award for indigent students in public schools. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, said...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has appealed to residents to cooperate with contractors executing various projects in the territory. Wike made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, when he inspected the ongoing construction of Obafemi Awolowo Way from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, supervised the demolition of parts of Gishiri community in Katampe District, Abuja. Wike explained during the exercise in Abuja, that the demolished structures were built on a road corridor. According to the minister, the action became necessary...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has hailed women for their invaluable contributions to the society, saying; “as pillars of our homes and considering their roles in our society, they are worthy to be celebrated.” The Minister, in his goodwill message on this...
The Lombardy Regional Government in Italy, has promised to establish a Vocational Training Institute in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, made this known in a statement in Milan on Thursday. Olayinka explained...
Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr Danlami Hayyo, has said the administration has spent N200 billion on education from 2023 to date. Hayyo disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the opening of a two-day innovation and entrepreneurship education training for Vice Principals (Academic) in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said many FCT projects would be inaugurated in May to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday after inspecting the construction of a 30.4-kilometre road from Abuja-Lokoja Expressway to...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration has achieved 90 per cent of its more than N1 trillion 2024 budget. Wike stated this after inspecting some ongoing projects in the capital city, in Abuja on Thursday. The projects inspected are the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has promised quick resolution of the indefinite strike declared by primary school teachers in the territory on Wednesday. The strike, which included area council workers was declared on Thursday, over non-implementation of N70,000 minimum wage and other pending welfare issues. Wike made...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is concluding the engagement of contractors for waste management in satellite towns. Wike disclosed this after inspecting some ongoing projects in the capital city in Abuja on Wednesday. The minister, who said that...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed security agencies to monitor the influx of people that could pose security threats into FCT. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the FCT Security Committee...
Nyesom Wike has once again stirred the hornet’s nest. The former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is no stranger to controversy. His recent declaration that he is not Igbo and will never identify as one has reopened an age-old debate on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, commissioned the 5-kilometer temporary access road connecting Saburi 1 and 2 communities to the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) and the old Keffi, Dei-Dei International market road in the Abuja...