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WIKE EMERGES THISDAY NEWSPAPER, ARISE TV MINISTER OF THE YEAR 2024
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Nicolas Adekeye / 7 days
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Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, has been named the Thisday Newspaper and Arise Television’s Minister of the Year 2024. The announcement was made in a letter dated January 14, 2024, signed by Mr Eniola Bello, Managing Director of the Thisday Arise Group. In a statement, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, noted that Wike emerged from hundreds of candidates chosen by millions of readers of THISDAY Newspaper and viewers of the ARISE NEWS Channel. The letter read: “Many congratulations on your nomination as Minister of the Year! In service to Nigeria, the people of Africa and the World. “THISDAY Awards celebrate excellence in governance, public policy, leadership and entrepreneurship; and we believe your contributions have made you worthy of honour and recognition.” Lere Olayinka stated that since Wike assumed office as the FCT Minister, countless infrastructural developments have been witnessed in Abuja city centre and the satellite towns. Olayinka also highlighted the tremendous improvements in land administration, noting that land allottees can now get their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) within two weeks after paying. For instance, as against a total of 8,400 C-of-O Printed and signed between 2010 and 2023, Wike has signed 5,841, leaving less than 3,000 to surpass the C-of-O signed in eight years. The award ceremony will be held on January 27, 2025, at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos.