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...
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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...
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has arrived in Nigeria. He arrived in the country on Tuesday night. He was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Steinmeier, whose visit to Nigeria is scheduled to span...
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, as the greatest contributor to the growth and development of the legal profession in Nigeria. Chairman of the council, Chief Emeka Ngige, stated this on Monday, at the inauguration of...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has backed ongoing calls for the amendment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to accommodate the Nigerian Law School in its interventions. Wike announced the support at the inauguration of the construction of 10-unit housing quarters for the Nigerian Law school,...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration (FCTA) is investing in road infrastructure to open up locked communities in the territory. Wike stated this on Thursday at the inauguration of construction of a three-kilometre access road to communities around Plot 18, Giri District, Abuja....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, revealed that his administration has committed a total sum of $1,045,176,470 billion approximately N177B for the development of infrastructures in the education sector. This he said was in inclusive of the N3,500,000,000.00 billion counterpart funding from Universal Basic...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said his administration is installing streetlights in all ongoing roads construction in rural areas to improve security. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating the construction of a 10.5 kilometre access road, to connect several...