Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has outlined a comprehensive plan to transform Abuja into a smart and sustainable city through targeted investments in mobility, sustainability, public safety, digital governance, and economic empowerment. Speaking at the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wike said the capital’s…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged full support for the successful hosting of Nigeria’s first-ever International Airshow, scheduled to take place in Abuja from December 2 to 4. Wike made the commitment on Wednesday when the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, led a delegation to his…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has urged investors to seize economic opportunities in Abuja to drive sustainable growth, innovation and development. Speaking at the 2025 Abuja Business and Investment Summit in the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre on Wednesday—represented by FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud—Wike said the current administration is determined…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says no judge serving in the FCT will live in a rented apartment by the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first tenure. Wike stated this on Monday in Abuja during the inauguration of the construction of housing units for the President of the Court…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against arbitrary street naming within the territory, describing the practice as unacceptable and undignified. Wike issued the warning on Wednesday during the inauguration of a project to provide engineering infrastructure to outstanding layouts within Guzape, Asokoro District. He particularly cautioned the Chairman of…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working “to change things for the better” for Nigerians, with Abuja residents set to benefit from a wave of new infrastructure projects. Speaking at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of Old Keffi Road, linking Kado Village to Dei Dei,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said that the wave of infrastructural development across Abuja is evidence of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to transforming the capital city. Speaking on Monday at the inauguration of the Mohammed Isa Road Extension in Asokoro, Wike criticised those questioning Tinubu’s performance. “You cannot say…
The crisis rocking the PDP in Edo took a new turn as the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike elected a new state executive committee headed by Nosa Ogieva. Ogieva and 13 others, on the aegis of Legacy Group, were sworn in during the group’s 2025 State Congress…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the killers of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a news anchor with Arise News, will be apprehended. Wike made the pledge in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka. He described…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has appointed Mrs Nancy Nathan, the Acting Head of Federal Capital Territory Service Administration (FCTA). The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, stated this in a statement, on Tuesday in Abuja. Olayinka said that Nathan was appointed in an acting capacity,…
