Browsing: Nyesom Wike

A former Commissioner for Works in Rivers State, George-Kelly Alabo, said that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, would have been a level 14 officer in the civil service if not for his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who helped him to rise. Alabo resigned from the cabinet of Fubara in March before he became the Director-General […]

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, visited the Assembly Residential Quarters where Martin the Amaewhule led lawmakers sit for legislative business. The facility is located along the Aba Road axis of Port Harcourt, the state capital. The reason for the governor’s visit could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this […]

The Federal Capital Territory Authority has started upgrading the lighting on Airport Road, Abuja with intelligent Smart Light Emitting Diode lights. The upgrade is meant to achieve the vision of a better FCT that will work well with the current infrastructural development. The Coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Felix Obuah, announced plans on Sunday to switch all major Abuja roads and streets to smart LED lights.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the pressure mounted by the political crisis in the state has been weathered sufficiently, allowing his administration to provide focused leadership and governance to the people. Fubara made this statement during a courtesy visit from the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions at Government House in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to explain how they used the money from the Federal Account Allocation Committee given to states and the FCT since 2019. It also asked them to give out and make public documents on the spending of FAAC […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has cautioned that he will surprise those who perceive his sincere decision to implement the presidential peace pact as a sign of weakness. Fubara mentioned that he has received numerous comments in the media about the peace initiative and has chosen to remain silent in response to […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 35 state governors one-week ultimatum to provide the loan agreements and spending details of the loans “obtained by their states and the FCT.” SERAP’s requests also included the “details and […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has lamented the lack of tracking equipment for security agencies, particularly FCT commands of the police and the Department of State Services. The minister disclosed this during a chat with some journalists aired on TVC News on Thursday. Wike, who was addressing the security situation in […]