The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed the administration’s readiness for “reasonable dialogue” with striking workers, while warning of legal consequences for those who defy a court order to resume duties. Wike gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the ruling of the National Industrial…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has named Mr Sani Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister’s spokesman, Mr Lere Olayinka, said Daura brings more than three decades of experience in protocol and ceremonial duties within the FCT Administration….
Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory have lauded FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for settling their 13 months’ outstanding hazard allowance and approving a one-month wage award. The commendation was conveyed in a statement released on Tuesday by the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka. Olayinka said the…
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has assured that additional housing projects for judges are underway in the Federal Capital Territory, highlighting President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to enhancing the productivity of the judiciary. The assurance was given on Monday at the Special Court session marking the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Court of Appeal in Abuja….
The Nigerian government has moved to discipline senior education officials in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after a controversial circular prematurely directing public schools to shut down, despite there being no verified security threat. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, speaking after a project inspection tour in Abuja on Wednesday, said he was “shocked” to see media…
In a decisive move to curb rising crime, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has ordered a comprehensive security reinforcement and enhanced surveillance across the nation’s capital. The directive has led to the immediate deployment of a joint “Operation Sweep” task force comprising the military, police, Department of State Services (DSS), and other security…
Crisis on Tuesday erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, as the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) and that of factional acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, clashed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the factional acting chairman, Mohammed is backed by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. NAN also reports…
Armed military officers, reportedly acting on the orders of a former Chief of Naval Staff, blocked efforts by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt an alleged illegal development at Plot 1946 in Gaduwa District, Abuja. The confrontation occurred on Tuesday when FCT officials arrived at the site to demolish structures deemed…
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a fresh twist as loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) over an ex parte order granted by Justice A. L. Akintola of the Oyo State High Court permitting the party to hold its national…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed property owners who converted their land use without approval to pay a N5 million violation fee within 14 days. The directive was contained in a statement by Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, on…
