The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the N1.15 trillion 2024 proposed FCT Statutory Budget was designed to transform the capital city and rural communities. Wike stated this when he appeared before the Senate and House Committees on FCT, to defend the...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has advised the newly inaugurated Permanent Secretaries for the FCT Administration to perform, else, they will be sacked. Wike gave the warning after the inauguration of the Chairman and Commissioners of the FCT Civil Service Commission, FCT...
The Crusade for Greater Nigeria on Poverty Eradication and Social Matters (CFGN), has urged Mr Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, continue with his transformation efforts in the capital city in spite of push-backs. Mr Prosper Okafor, the president of CFGN, an NGO, said this in Abuja on Monday...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed by people. Wike stated this during a chat with journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Senate alongside the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Udo Atang, the most senior director in the FCT Administration (FCTA) as its pioneer Head of Civil Service Commission. Director of Press, Officer of the FCT Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the federal capital; Abuja is safe and free for foreigners to conduct their businesses. Wike stated this when the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Mrs Joanna Tarnawska, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project is 95 per cent completed and will be ready for inauguration in May. Wike stated this when the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Daniel Bertrand, visited him in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says his constant monitoring of ongoing projects in the territory, Abuja, is to keep contractors on their toes. Wike stated this in Abuja on Monday, after inspecting ongoing road projects in Guzape and the full-scale development of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said all is set for the appointment of nine Permanent Secretaries for the nine Secretariats of the FCT Administration. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, while fielding questions from journalists, after inspecting some road projects...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the Wuye/Wuse Flyover is 85 per cent completed and will be inaugurated in May. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting the project, along with the Vice-President’s residence and 11-kilometre (km) six lane...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is creating a conducive environment for investors in the federal capital. Wike stated this when a delegation from the Sunrise Estate Developers, a subsidiary of Nadeem Group, visited him in Abuja on...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu led administration has turned Abuja into a construction site. Wike stated this when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that construction...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration’s efforts at transforming Abuja into a smart city is not negotiable. Wike stated this at the Annual Media Retreat of the FCT Minister’s Press Corps in Keffi on Sunday. The retreat has the...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has described the Nigerian media as a beacon of hope in the quest for national development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the 2024 National Security Conference, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in collaboration with the New...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration will construct Gwagwa, Karimo to Deidei road, to ease traffic congestion. Wike made the pledge while inaugurating the construction of access road to Saburi 1 and 2, in Abuja Municipal Area Council...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has warned Directors in the FCT Administration against unnecessary bureaucracy that may delay the delivery of road projects. Wike gave the warning on Tuesday, while inaugurating the construction of a five-kilometre (km) road, connecting Naharati, River Ukya and Unguwan Hausawa communities...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from intruding into the Centenary Economic City Free Zone along Airport Road, Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, also made an injunction order restraining the Federal Capital...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said with the alliances his political camp has formed, the 2027 elections will be a walk in the park for them. The minister spoke of his readiness for the 2027 elections during a thanksgiving service by Senator...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to blacklist Setraco Nigeria Ltd. if it failed to deliver the Southern Parkway Road project before May 29. Wike gave the warning in Abuja on Wednesday, after inspecting some road projects in the territory. The southern parkway road project connects...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has announced a N20 million bounty on two criminals terrorising residents of the territory. He said they should be apprehended dead or alive. Wike made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday during a visit to the FCT...