Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the expulsion of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, the factional secretary of the party, Samuel Anyanwu, Austine Nwachukwu and Dan Orbit over alleged misconduct and indiscipline. The motion for their expulsion was read by the former BoT Chairman,...
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has offered an apology to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, following the widely circulated altercation between him and armed naval personnel at a construction site in Gaduwa. At the Executive Committee meeting held on Thursday, senior officials detailed the events that triggered...
The recent altercation between Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and an Naval officer has once again exposed the fragile balance between civil authority and military discipline in Nigeria’s democratic setting. What began as a brief scene of confrontation — widely circulated on social media...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended his recent confrontation with a naval officer during a dispute over a plot of land said to be linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday just before the FCT Executive Council meeting, Wike...
In a move to ensure a clean Federal Capital City and create order in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) sanitation system, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it would commence a new waste management regime from Monday, November 17, 2025. This was revealed in a media...
National Chairman of the Pan Niger Forum (PANDEF), Amb Godknows Boladei Igali, has the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, deserves national apology for being prevented from performing his duties by soldiers on illegal duties in Abuja. Amb. Igali, on his way out of the Port Harcourt International Airport to...
To the leadership of the Federal Republic of Nigeria—especially President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his ministers—and citizens. It is with grave disappointment and deep concern that I address the recent incident involving Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, representing the President, and a junior naval officer, Lieutenant Yerima, who...
At a time when integrity in public service often appears to be slipping into obscurity, Officer A.M. Yerima has not only reminded FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike that he’s not “a fool” but also the nation that honour and principle still dwell within the ranks of the Nigerian military. Yerima’s...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has condemned the alleged illegal takeover of a disputed land in Abuja by military personnel reportedly acting on the orders of a former Chief of Naval Staff, describing the act as lawless and unacceptable. Wike, who personally visited the...
A tense confrontation unfolded in Abuja on Tuesday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, clashed with a group of soldiers and city officials over a disputed parcel of land in the Gaduwa District. The altercation began when armed soldiers reportedly blocked Wike and his...
Former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has called on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike to publicly apologise to the military officer he verbally confronted in Abuja on Tuesday during a row over a disputed plot of land. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that a video that circulated online earlier in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given property owners who altered the approved use of their land without authorization two weeks to regularize their documents or face sanctions. In a statement released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media,...
The factional acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammed has cancelled the party elective national convention scheduled for Nov. 15. Muhammed, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s backed factional National Working Committee (NWC) announced this on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has already addressed about 90 percent of the issues raised by resident doctors under its employment, while the remaining matters are awaiting final approval. Mandate Secretary of the Health and Environment Services Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, revealed this in an interview with...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- To curb kidnappings, killings, and other vices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike is expanding policing by erecting new police stations in rural and border communities. This is in fulfilment of his pledge to decentralise policing and bring safety...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that Africa’s dream of genuine development will remain elusive as long as leadership across the continent remains transactional and self-serving. Wike made this assertion while delivering a keynote address titled “Reimagining Africa’s Leadership and Investment” at the 2025...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on investors to leverage the numerous opportunities in the FCT to drive sustainable growth and development. The Minister made this call at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Abuja Business and Investment Summit held at the Bola Tinubu...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would use 20 days to show “social media presidents and Nigerians” what the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration has done in the educational sector in Abuja. Wike spoke during the commissioning the newly Provided Engineering...
Nigerian Law School’s Bwari Campus is set for a significant infrastructure boost with the flag-off of over 600-bed new hostels and a surprise announcement for a brand-new auditorium, approved directly by President Bola Tinubu. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, made the revelations on Monday during...
A High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to issue a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to Al-Kafawi Venture Limited in connection with a long-standing land dispute. Justice Sylvanus Oriji handed down...