The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday….
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has commiserated with the former governor of Benue, Mr Samuel Ortom, over the demise of his younger brother, Mr Bernard Ortom. Wike, in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mr Lere Olayinka in Abuja on Tuesday, described the loss of Bernard as “painful” and…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has called on Nigerians to continue praying for President Bola Tinubu for impactful leadership and good governance. Wike made the call in his Sallah message in Abuja on Sunday, for the celebration of Eid-el fitr, which signals the end of the holy month of…
Mr Lere Olayinka, an aide to Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says that his principal has not regretted working against Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 presidential election. Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister said this in a statement on…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, led a delegation of Abuja residents to the presidential villa on Sunday to extend Sallah greetings to President Bola Tinubu. The occasion was also attended by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohamed Idris, and other prominent FCT indigenes. Tinubu commended…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for publicly acknowledging his efforts and calling him “Mr Infrastructure.” Speaking to State House correspondents after the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr homage at the Presidential Villa, Wike described the President’s praise as a strong vote of confidence and a motivation to keep…
President Bola Tinubu has revealed the political calculus behind his decision to approve the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) exit from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). He disclosed that he first asked FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, whether the move would give his party an electoral advantage in the nation’s capital. Speaking during the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT athletes and coaches preparing for the 2025 National Sports Festival to strive for victory. Wike made the call while receiving the Torch of Unity for the 22nd edition of the festival, scheduled for May 16 to May 30, 2025, in Ogun…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday, distributed 10,000 bags (25kg) of rice to religious leaders and Muslim groups in FCT as a Ramadan package. Wike explained during the distribution in Gwagwalada, that the gesture was part of the FCT Administration annual support to Muslims in FCT. The minister,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has given the officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) one week, to allocate land for resettlement of victims of demolition in Gishiri village. It would be recalled that 455 houses and structures were demolished in the village at Katampe District, Abuja, to…
