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This is a list of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The Federal Capital Territory was formed in 1976 from parts of former Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi States. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and a member of the Federal Executive Council.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration was created by President Olusegun Obasanjo on 31 December 2004 following the scrapping of the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (MFCT). Seven new Mandate Secretariats were created for Education, Transport, Agriculture and Rural Development, Health and Human Services, Social Development, Legal ...
Ramatu Tijani Aliyu // ⓘ (née Sidi Ali; born 12 June 1970) is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). [1] She was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 August 2019 and served until 29 May 2023.
Cabinet of Nigeria: 2023–present: Date formed: 16 August 2023 () People and organisations; ... Minister of the Federal Capital Territory: Nyesom Wike.
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON (born 13 December 1964) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory since 2023. [1] He previously served as the governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023. He is an Ikwerre man from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State. [2]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is a federal territory in central Nigeria. Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, is located in this territory. The FCT was formed in 1976 [4] from parts of the states of old Kaduna, Kwara, Niger, and Plateau states, with the bulk of land mass carved out of Niger state.
Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician who has served as the minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria since 2023. [1] She was previously the commissioner for higher education in Kano State. [2] She was appointed by the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. [3] [4] [5]
Aliyu Modibbo Umar was born of Kumo origin in Gombe State on 15 November 1958. [4] [5] He obtained a BA in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach; an MA in African Studies and a PhD in Comparative Education both from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).