Atiku Fires Back at Wike Over ADC Remarks

  A war of words has broken out between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, after the minister publicly declared that Atiku’s African Democratic Congress (ADC) would fail to secure 10 per cent of votes in Rivers State during the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the declaration…

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FCT Gets N2.285tn Budget As Senate Backs Infrastructure Push

    Nigeria’s Senate has passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory, green-lighting a total expenditure of N2.285 trillion for the administration and development of Abuja and its satellite communities. The bill scaled through third reading during a Thursday plenary session, following the presentation of a harmonised report from the joint…

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Senate Receives N1.9 Trillion FCT Budget For 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally submitted the 2026 statutory budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to the Nigerian Senate, seeking legislative approval for an estimated N1.9 trillion spending plan focused on infrastructure, healthcare, education, and poverty reduction programmes. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s letter on the chamber floor during Tuesday’s plenary…

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