Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, declared that starting in January 2025, commercial bus and taxi drivers in the FCT will have security clearance from the Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Services. The action is meant to counter ‘one-chance’ robbery and kidnapping in Abuja. According to Wike, no commercial bus or taxi…
Under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has promised to guarantee that every region in Abuja has access to essential infrastructure. Wike made this announcement during the opening of a 3.2-kilometer dual road project that would connect Mabushi District with Ahmadu Bello Way. Other road networks in the…
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has come under fire from former vice president Atiku Abubakar for putting his own interests ahead of the wellbeing of Nigerians. With reference to Atiku as a “rejected politician,” Wike made these comments recently in Port Harcourt in response to Atiku’s response to the recent…
Amid his ongoing political feud with Governor Sim Fubara, former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike stated that nobody possesses a monopoly on inciting violence. On September 28, Wike gave the speech during the Rivers State Ijaw Peoples Congress in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He dispelled the myth that, during their struggle for dominance,…
Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has received an apology from the Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party for the ongoing disagreement between him and their son, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, under the direction of Boma Iyaye, apologised to Wike for the contempt…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ordered the Department of Development Control to start demolishing buildings that are blocking roads in the Kugbo International Market. The order was given during a tour of the market for inspection. The market is being built in the Central Business District and is planned…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the government cannot force landlords to reduce rent in the city, as the cost of rent is market-driven. He stated that no government puts a cap on rent costs, and that everything has increased due to costs. Wike disagreed with complaints about rent increases…
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has denied any apology for threatening “fire” in governor states that interfere in the Rivers State crisis. Wike and Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara have differed sharply on issues pertaining to the state’s political system and authority. The PDP governors forum had supported Fubara in opposition to the minister during the…
In the midst of the ongoing statewide hunger protests, well-known Nigerian DJ and activist Obianuju Catherine, better known by his stage name DJ Switch, has challenged both former Niger Delta militant commander Asari Dokubo and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike.According to newsmen, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, the 10-day statewide hunger protests known…
Ireti Kingibe, a senator from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has stated that she is willing to collaborate with Minister Nyesom Wike on the FCT if he apologises to her for his hurtful remarks about her. Since assuming their respective positions, Kingibe and the minister have not been on good terms. If the senator didn’t…