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FCT getting better under Wike 50 years after creation – Tinubu
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President Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, was changing for the better under the current Minister, Nyesom Wike, 50 years after creation.
Tinubu made the remarks in Abuja on Friday, during a special thank you dinner to celebrate the successful inauguration of 31 projects across the FCT in 28 days.
Tinubu, represented by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, thanked Wike and his team for all the sacrifices to ensure the nation’s capital works for everyone.
He further commended the minister for demonstrating that “leadership is not measured by how loudly one announces plans, but how clearly the people can see the results of the plans.”
He said that the FCT belonged to every Nigerian, describing it as a city where unity resides, where diversity meets, and where the hope of every citizen finds a common address.
“Every new road done here shortens somebody’s journey, every new bridge connects more than communities; it connects friendship, it connects love, it connects unity, and also connects opportunities for Nigerians.
“Every completed project quietly tells Nigerians that the government can still work when vision meets determination,” he said.
Mr Aliyu Modibbo, a former minister of the FCT and current Special Adviser to the President on General Duties, Office of Vice President Kashim Shettima, argued that Wike is among the ministers of the territory that have performed very well.
Modibbo, who represented the Vice President at the event, expressed optimism that Wike would return as FCT minister in Tinubu’s second tenure saying, “four years is not enough to complete what you have started. ”
In his remarks, Wike recalled that when he assumed office as FCT minister in August 2023, he met depressed civil servants with no motivation to drive Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He said that he and the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud turned things around, by ensuring the establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission, which allows civil servants to rise to the position of a Permanent Secretaries and Head of Civil Service.
He explained that Tinubu gave the approval to motivate the workers so that they could give their best for the development of the FCT.
The minister said that with the motivated workers, nine projects were inaugurated in the first year of Tinubu in office, 19 projects in the second year and 31 projects in the third year.
He added that the removal of FCT from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) also contributed to the feat, by enabling the administration to access funds from commercial banks to execute projects.
He commended the contractors for quality and timely delivery of projects across the territory and promised to continue to work with them to give residents the best.
“Comparatively, what Tinubu has done and will continue to do in the FCT is unprecedented. Most of the projects we completed were not initiated by the current administration and 70 per cent of them were abandoned projects.
“The only project that was not completed is the Inner Southern Expressway (OSEX),” Wike said.
He assured Tinubu of overwhelming support from Rivers, stressing that his Rainbow Coalition would consume any opposition in the state.
Also, Speaker of the House of Representative, Tajudeen Abbas, described Wike as the “best performing minister of the FCT” so far and commended the minister for the drive to change the landscape of the FCT.
Abbas, who was represented by the Majority Leader of the House of Representative, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, said that the nation’s capital has undergone monumental and unprecedented transformation under Wike’s stewardship.
Speaking on behalf of the contractors, the Managing Director of Julius Berger, Dr Peer Lubasch, acknowledged that some of the contractors have seen more ribbon-cutting ceremonies in the past days than in the previous years.
Lubasch commended Tinubu for his commitment to infrastructure, economic growth and national development and applauded Wike for the vision, planning, and sustained investment that is transforming Abuja into Africa’s finest, purpose-built capital.
“Without any sense of immodesty, we are proud that we have been an integral part of Abuja’s story from its formative years to the present day,” he said.
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez posted on Telegram Friday.
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck within a minute of each other on 24 June, decimating the coastal state of La Guaira located north of Caracas.
The disasters killed 5,069 people, Rodriguez said, with most casualties occurring in the coastal region.
The number of people injured remains unchanged at 16,740, with the parliamentary leader earlier stating that most had already been discharged from hospital.
Some 20,000 people made homeless by the quakes are living in overcrowded camps, many of which lack water supplies and proper sanitation systems.
The federal high court in Kano has barred the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from operating on state and local government roads.
The court also declared the corps’ operations on township roads within Kano metropolis unlawful, holding that they violated the fundamental rights of citizens.
In a judgment delivered on Thursday, M.S. Shuaibu, the presiding judge, ruled in favour of Abba Hikima, a Kano-based lawyer who sued the FRSC over its activities in July 2025.
According tọ media reports,the judge held that FRSC officers acted outside their statutory powers by stopping, questioning and delaying motorists on township roads.
He added that the actions breached the constitutional rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement guaranteed under sections 35 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution.
The judge granted all the reliefs sought by Hikima, including a perpetual injunction restraining FRSC personnel from stopping or harassing motorists on Kano state roads without lawful authority.
He also ordered the corps to publish a public apology in a national newspaper and awarded the applicant N800,000 in damages and costs.
The suit followed an incident in July 2025 when FRSC operatives mounted checkpoints on township roads in Kano and stopped motorists, including Hikima, demanding driver’s licences and questioning them despite the absence of any primary traffic offence.
Hikima subsequently approached the federal high court, noting that the corps had unlawfully violated his fundamental rights.
He said that the FRSC’s statutory mandate covers only federal highways and does not extend to state or local government roads.
The Isoun family announced the death of former minister Turner Isoun, who passed away in Abuja on Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Isoun served as Minister of Science and Technology under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and championed Nigeria’s space and ICT revolution.
According to Premium Times, the Isoun spokesperson, Diseye Timinipre Isoun, confirmed the passing of the family patriarch in a statement, noting that the elder statesman was based in Odi, Bayelsa State.
In his reaction, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State described the late Professor as “an academic colossus whose contributions to scholarship and national development are outstanding and immeasurable.”
He stated that Prof. Isoun’s demise was a significant loss not only to the Ijaw nation but also to Nigeria as a whole, The Nation reported.
Isoun’s ‘legacy’ in science and ICT
A Professor of Veterinary Medicine by training, Isoun made his most enduring mark during his tenure as Minister of Science and Technology in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He was widely credited with driving Nigeria’s early push into information technology and space exploration.
Among his most consequential initiatives was the establishment of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the creation of Galaxy Backbone Plc, a government ICT firm set up to harmonise national communication networks and build a reliable broadband infrastructure across the country.
Under his watch, Nigeria also achieved landmark milestones in space technology, including the launch of NigeriaSat-1 and Nigcomsat 1R, two satellites that marked a defining chapter in the country’s scientific history.
Before his ministerial career, Isoun had already distinguished himself in academia.
He served as the founding Vice Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology in Port Harcourt in the old Rivers State, now known as Rivers State University, laying what Governor Diri described as the solid foundations of the country’s first technology-focused university.
Beyond his academic and governmental roles, Isoun remained deeply connected to his Ijaw heritage.
He served as chairman of the Ijaw National Congress, Central Zone, and played a notable part in the political process that led to the creation of Bayelsa State from the old Rivers State in 1996.
“The Odi-born scientist would be greatly missed for his candour, wise counsel and commitment to Ijaw socio-cultural values,” Governor Diri said, while extending condolences from the Bayelsa State Government to the Isoun family and community.
He urged them to take comfort in the late elder statesman’s lasting contributions to national life.
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