Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed why President Bola Tinubu appointed former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to Akpabio, Wike’s performance as a local government chairman, Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government, Minister and two-term governor gave him the job. The Senate leader…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed the immediate payment of N70,000, the new minimum wage, for all administration staff. The move comes after President Bola Tinubu signed the new Minimum Wage Bill into law in May 2024, following months of negotiation with organized labour. The approval was announced in a statement…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has arrived in Abuja, the Nigeria’s Capital. He was welcomed by Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and other dignitaries. Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day State visit to Nigeria arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Ahmadu Bello Airport a few minutes…
Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has responded to the comments made against him by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Wike had accused Adeyanju of being jobless, recalling that the Kogi-born activist had approached him to support his (Adeyanju) ambition to emerge as the Peoples…
The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmad, has been suspended indefinitely. According to a statement on Thursday, by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, he suspension of Engr Hadi Ahmad is with immediate effect. The…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has fired back at Deji Adeyanju, a prominent lawyer and activist, over his criticism of recent demolitions in Abuja. Adeyanju, along with Vincent Martins Otse (VeryDarkMan), led a protest last week against Wike’s handling of the demolition of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road. Adeyanju had said…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents. The minister disclosed at Katampe during the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the access road to the newly flag-off judges’ quarters. He lamented that the number of persons who stay…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the camp of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, lobbied him extensively before the general elections. According to PUNCH Online, in the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election, Wike refused to back Obi’s presidential bid or that of Atiku…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a recent comment by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his (Atiku) failed presidential bid. In a statement released by Paul Ibe, Atiku’s Media Adviser, on Saturday night, Atiku described Wike’s comments as “theatrical outbursts” and “baseless rants” driven…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, had commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, for his commitment to the interests of the people. “With the conclusion of the…