The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger Delta Development Commission, Boma Iyaye, apologised to Wike on Saturday at the Rivers State Ijaw Peoples Congress …

Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has attributed the rising cost of housing accommodation in FCT to market forces. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday when he visited Zeberced Limited Quarry, Kubwa-Abuja on Saturday, to see what the company was doing. While responding to questions from journalists on what the FCT Administration was doing to …

The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has declared that the recently constituted Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency by Governor Siminalayi Fubara is illegal. The House, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, also stated that all appointments made by the governor related to the board were not recognised by law. At its 41st sitting, …

The Peoples Democratic Party has summoned the former Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily. Abdullahi stated that Wike had been summoned in a letter to appear …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared the On-Street Parking scheme, otherwise known as the ‘Park-and-Pay’ scheme, to be illegal, citing fraud in the contract agreement between the managing contractors and the FCT. The Minister made this statement on Wednesday during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister. It …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu is repositioning the judiciary to strengthen the administration of justice. Wike stated this at the inauguration of the construction of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Complex, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that President Tinubu’s approval for the construction of the Appeal …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike has decried the high cost of accommodation in the territory, lamenting that some business men who got free acres of land in the past to embark on mass housing projects, instead turned around to partition the plots and sell to Nigerians at exorbitant prices. Accordingly, he said the FCT Administration would in …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has lamented how a land developer in Abuja who accused him of being anti-Igbo allegedly abused him via text messages. Wike stated that the FCT would take a new phase and would no longer be conducive for those with the intention of deceiving the government with land developer identities. …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has advised the newly inaugurated permanent secretaries of the FCT Administration to perform; otherwise, they will be sacked. Mr Wike gave the warning after the inauguration of the chairman and commissioners of the FCT Civil Service Commission, the FCT head of service, and the permanent secretaries in Abuja on Monday. …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has assured residents of Abuja of robust security and more infrastructure. Wike gave the assurance while briefing newsmen after a closed-door session with senators at the National Assembly, in Abuja on Wednesday. The Senate had invited the minister and the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, to brief the lawmakers …