Some vulnerable FCT residents including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged to honour victorious athletes that recently represented the FCT in various sporting events. Wike made the pledge in a statement from the FCT sports department on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that a reception, scheduled for Thursday,...
Residents of Saburi I and II communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council, have described the recently constructed road in the community initiated by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, as a “game changer.” Some of the residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has vowed to reallocate all revoked lands after the expiration of the grace period given to affected allottees on Jan. 3. Wike stated this after he inspected the ongoing construction Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), Abuja Division of the Court of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesome Wike, says that the FCT Administration will do more for FCT residents in 2025. Wike stated this after he inspected the ongoing construction Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal and Saburi – Dei Dei...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said 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...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded so far in infrastructure development in the FCT in the last 12 months. Wike stated this after inspection of an ongoing road construction in Gishiri and construction of Judges’ Quarters in...
An Abuja High Court has given an order of interim injunction restraining the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others from selling a landed property. The property is located at Plot No. 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja. Justice Mohammed Zubairu made the order following...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says the payment for the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) from land allottees in Maitama II is for the development of infrastructure in the district. The Director of Land, Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze, stated this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Abuja Resident Doctors have issued a two-week ultimatum to the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, warning of a hospital shutdown if their demands are not met. The President of the FCTA Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) George Ebong, stated this in a statement issued on...
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...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has given owners of the 762 revoked plots of land in Maitama two-week grace to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C of O). The owners of the plots, located in Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, are expected to pay...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari once rejected an offer of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during his tenure. Buhari’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He was reacting to reports that a piece of land belonging to the former president was...
The Senate on Thursday sought an investigation into the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and has set up an investigative committee to look into the matter. The committee will also invite the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to appear before it to explain the reasons behind the...
A dramatic scene played out in the Senate chamber on Thursday when Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), walked out in anger after being prevented from presenting a motion on demolitions in the nation’s capital. The incident occurred during a plenary session, which had been proceeding...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has donated 50 operational vehicles to security agencies in the territory. Wike, while handing over the vehicles in Abuja on Thursday, asked the security agencies to take the war to the criminals in their hideouts across the FCT....
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has vowed to stop anybody from taking land belonging to the territory without approval. Wike stated this while handing over 50 operational vehicles to security agencies in the FCT, in Abuja on Thursday. The minister, who decried the activities of land...
Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has refuted allegations of land grabbing against the FCT Administration. Olayinka explained that some individuals in a video being circulated on social media have claimed...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says plans underway to suffocate criminals operating in the territory. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the construction of 15-kilometre road from the Abuja to Lokoja Expressway (A2) to Pai, in Kwali Area Council of...