FCT teachers’ strike: Wike meets area council chairmen, NUT, NANs
ABUJA—Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, yesterday met with chairmen of FCT area councils, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to discuss the reopening of public primary schools in the FCT. The schools had been on shut down for over two months, following the strike […]
Ground rent row: Diplomats, experts ask Wike to tread cautiously with embassies
Diplomats and dons yesterday advised Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barr. Nyesom Wike, to tread carefully and prioritize diplomacy in handling the ground rent issue with foreign embassies in order to maintain good relationships with the countries.
Wike rallies PDP members against August national convention
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday hosted critical stakeholders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, under the aegis of Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP, with a resolution not to allow the party die.
Crisis: Wike hosts Ortom, Ikpeazu, Uguanyi, other PDP stakeholders, says party won’t die
Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday evening hosted critical stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, under the aegis of “Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP”, saying the party will not die
Viral video: FG investigates FMC Abuja emergency unit
•Denies claims that the hospital lacks manpower, medical consumables, others By Joseph Erunke Abuja — The federal government has ordered a full-scale investigation into the viral online video incident at the emergency unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja. The video depicted the abandonment of some accident victims who were rushed to the hospital’s […]
2027: How Wike’s support for Tinubu is shaking PDP
IN Nigeria’s fast-moving political world, where loyalty shifts like sand in a Harmattan gust, Nyesom Wike this week caused a massive stir. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and a key figure in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) announced his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Tribe, religion not competence driving current govt — Amaechi
“As journalists, no one has ever asked the man who claims he made me governor how he did it. Nobody has asked him that question”
No untouchables in FCT – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has declared that no individual is above the law in Abuja, insisting that the idea of “untouchables” in the capital city is a myth.
I don’t want to join issues with children, Amaechi hits back at Wike
“I didn’t offer him commissioner for finance. You see, I’m saying this because I don’t want to join issues with children. I was once his boss. Whether he likes it or not. I hired him. I could have said no.”
PDP never asked me not to serve in Tinubu’s Govt – Wike
Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday dismissed threats of possible sanctions from his Peoples Democratic Party PDP following his decision to accept a ministerial position in the administration of President Bola Tinubu in 2023.
Amaechi hungry for power – Wike
Wike dismissed Amaechi’s statement, made during his 60th birthday celebration, as politically motivated and misleading.
