President Bola Ahmed Tinubu defends FCT Minister Nyesom Wike amid public criticism, asserting his enforcement of land and development regulations in Abuja is lawful, necessary, and aligned with the administration’s reform agenda.

Rapid conversion of green areas into housing in Abuja raises environmental, legal, and urban planning concerns, threatening sustainable city development.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved a final 14-day grace period for property owners in Abuja to regularise their land use documentation or face enforcement action. The

Minister Nyesom Wike announces that by 2027, every FCT High Court judge will have official housing, marking a new phase in Nigeria’s judicial welfare and infrastructure reform.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Jikwoyi-Kurudu will on Monday, October 6, hear a judicial review application challenging the report and recommendations of the Ministerial Committee established by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in connection with the long-running River Park Estate dispute in Lugbe, Abuja.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has initiated a citywide operation targeting uncompleted and abandoned buildings across Abuja as part of efforts to reduce incidents of robbery, abduction, and other criminal activities.

The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately suspend the allocation and conversion of Abuja’s designated green areas, warning that continued encroachment threatens the city’s environmental sustainability, livability, and long-term urban planning objectives.

The Abuja Cooperative City Project will deliver 10,000 housing units for federal workers in Abuja under the Renewed Hope Agenda, backed by FMBN and the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

The River Park Estate issue highlights recurring challenges in Abuja’s land administration, including expired lease agreements, irregular development approvals, and disputes between government and private developers. For investors and policymakers, the case underscores the importance of due diligence, compliance with regulatory processes, and the need for ongoing reforms in land governance to reduce uncertainty in Nigeria’s capital city real estate market.