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Rivers State setting the pace in mobilising support for Tinubu’s reelection in 2027 – Wike

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has says Rivers State is leading other states in mobilising support for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Wike stated this during the inauguration of senatorial and local government coordinators of the Renewed Hope

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Disobeying court order comes with consequences, Wike advises JUAC 

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reminded FCT workers, under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) that the strike issue was still in court and advised them to obey court order, saying disobeying court order comes with consequences.  Wike stated this while handing over 12 new ambulances to FCT hospitals […]

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Strike: FCTA workers shun JUAC’s directive, resume work

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2026

Workers in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have shunned the directive by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) to continue with its industrial action. JUAC had in a statement signed by Comrade Abdullahi Umar Saleh, the Union’s Secretary, issued to the staff on Wednesday, directed the staff to stay at home. The statement read: […]

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Normalcy returns as FCTA workers resume after court stopped strike action

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2026

Activities at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and it’s affiliate MDAs on Wednesday, have began to pick up as workers resumed after the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Tuesday, ordering suspension of the workers strike. It could be recall that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria presided over by Justice […]

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FCT workers’ strike: We are open to reasonable dialogue, blackmail won’t move us – Wike

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has declared that the administration is open for reasonable dialogue with the striking workers. The Minister stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja Nigeria’s Capital after Court ruling that order the workers to resume work. Wike insisted that the administration had substantially met

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Ogoni Leaders petition Tinubu, accuse Wike of undermining peace dialogue

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Leaders and people of Ogoniland have petitioned President Bola Tinubu over alleged attempts by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to undermine the ongoing Federal Government–Ogoni dialogue process aimed at resolving the decades-long Ogoni crisis. The petition was submitted under the auspices of the Conscience of Ogoni People (COOP), formerly