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Wike to approach Tinubu over calls for Youth Secretariat

METRO

Wike to approach Tinubu over calls for Youth Secretariat

Bode July 28, 2024

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to approach President Bola Tinubu over calls for the creation of Youth Secretariat in the FCT Administration (FCTA). Wike made the promise at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, organised by the FCTA to...

Nigerian News

Wike gives conditions to intending protesters in FCT

Bode July 28, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has outlined conditions for some Nigerians who want to use the Eagle Square for the Aug. 1 nationwide protest. Wike gave the conditions during a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, to dissuade FCT residents from...

METRO

FCTA investing in infrastructure to make residents comfortable – Wike

Bode July 28, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is investing in infrastructure to make residents comfortable. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of 11.1-kilometre expressway, from Airport Road to Kuje. “As a government, we...

Nigerian News

Wike urges Nigerians to shun protest, says Tinubu working to address hunger

Bode July 25, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has advised residents of the territory not to partake in the planned protest by some section of Nigerians. Wike made the appeal while interacting with residents after he inspected the ongoing construction of 5-kilometre access road to...

METRO

Wike pledges to complete 13-year uncompleted Karshi-Apo Road

Bode July 24, 2024

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged to complete the Karshi to Apo Road construction project in the next six to seven months. Wike made the pledge on Tuesday, when he visited the project site, to assess the state of the project, which...

POLITICS

Wike says planned nationwide protest is politically motivated

Bode July 23, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the planned national protest dated August 1 as politically induced. Wike stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during an inspection tour of the Apo Karshi Road, saying the planned protest is to divert the attention of...

METRO

Rainy season: Build shelters at bus stops, Abuja residents tell Wike

Bode July 17, 2024

Abuja residents have called on the FCT administration to build shelters at recognised bus stops as the rainy season intensifies. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that it was unfortunate that most bus stops in the nation’s capital lacked shelters. According to them, the matter...

Nigerian News

Mahmoud congratulates Wike’s wife on elevation as Appeal Court Judge

Bode July 11, 2024

The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has congratulated the wife of the FCT Minister, Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike, on her elevation as an Appeal Court Judge. Eberechi was among the 22 newly appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal, sworn-in by the Chief Justice...

Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP-FCT) and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike

POLITICS

Wike, Kingibe urged to cooperate together to develop FCT

Bode July 7, 2024

Wike Kingibe Fct urged to cooperate together to develop FCT A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, has urged all stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), both elected and appointed, to cooperate with one another for the territory’s development. Ndarani made the call in Sunday in Abuja...

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike during the presentation of operational vehicles to security agencies in Abuja

Security News

Wike presents 50 operational vehicles to security agencies

Bode July 5, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has presented 50 operational vehicles fitted with communication gadgets to security agencies to strengthen fight against insecurity in the territory. Wike while handing over the vehicles to the agencies in Abuja on Friday, said that the measure was...

METRO

Wike inaugurates reconstruction of 25km road in Kwali

Bode July 4, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the reconstruction of 25-kilometre Kwaita to Yebu Road in Kwali, Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Wike said while inaugurating the project in Kwali on Thursday, that the measure was part of President Bola Tinubu’s...

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Judiciary

Wike’s contribution to legal community exceptional – AGF

Bode July 4, 2024

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi has commended the contribution of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to the legal community, describing it as “exceptional”. Fagbemi made the commendation at the inauguration of the construction of the Abuja Division of...

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode, Ariwoola

Judiciary

Tinubu repositioning Nigeria’s judiciary to strengthen justice delivery – Wike

Bode July 3, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu is repositioning the judiciary to strengthen the administration of justice. Wike stated this at the inauguration of the construction of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Complex, in Abuja on...

METRO

Abuja Rail Mass Transit records 5,000 passengers daily – Wike

Bode July 2, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) records between 4,000 and 5,000 commuters daily. Wike disclosed this at the inauguration of the construction of the Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigerian...

METRO

Abuja bus terminals ‘ll be operated by private sector – Wike

Bode July 2, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the three Bus and Taxi Terminals being constructed in Abuja will be operated and managed by the private sector. Wike stated this at the inauguration of the construction of Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja on Tuesday....

POLITICS

Wike threatens to unseat FCT Senator, Ireti Kingibe in 2027

Bode July 2, 2024

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to unseat Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP-FCT), for criticising his successes as the FCT Minister. Wike made the threat during the inauguration of the construction of Mabushi Bus Terminal, Phase I, in Abuja on Monday. He said...

METRO

Wike fumes over allocation of land meant for bus terminal

Bode July 1, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday fumed over the allocation of land meant for a bus terminal in the Central Business District, Abuja. Wike, who made the complaint at the inauguration of the construction of Mabushi Bus Terminal, Phase I, in...

Esu Karu of Karu Chiefdom, Mr Luka Panya-Baba

METRO

Esu Karu confers traditional titles on Wike, Abass, others

Bode June 30, 2024

The Esu Karu of Karu Chiefdom, Mr Luka Panya-Baba, on Saturday conferred the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, with the traditional title of Bakuku. Panya-Baba conferred the title in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, at the celebration of his 20th Anniversary on the throne as the traditional...

Nigerian News

Wike berates activists undermining Nigeria’s democracy

Bode June 28, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike, has berated activists whose activities he describes as undermining the progress made so far in the 25 years of the country’s democracy. Wike said this on Thursday in Abuja at the second edition of ThisNigeria Newspaper Gold Prize and...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara

POLITICS

We’re defending Rivers against predators – Fubara

Bode June 27, 2024

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said that he was not fighting anybody. “I am, rather, defending the state against predators; I am protecting Rivers against those who feel that they own the life of others,” he said in Port Harcourt on Wednesday when the Senate Committee on...