Wike sacks FCT-IRS acting chairman
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sacked the acting executive chairman of the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Michael Ango.
Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant to the minister on public communication and social media, announced the sack in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Although no reason was provided for the sack, the most senior official of the FCT-IRS had been directed to take over the running of the Service with immediate effect.
Mr Ango was appointed acting chairman of FCT-IRS in August 2024.
He succeeded Haruna Abdullahi, who had served as acting chairman for about three years.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Rights
UTME: JAMB’s AI plan could exclude visually impaired candidates, CITAB warns
Mr Fenemigho, however, warned that without deliberate preparations, the initiative could remain an ambitious idea rather than a project.
Sport
FIFA, Adidas unveil 2026 World Cup final match ball Â
The match ball is inspired by the FIFA World Cup trophy, featuring a striking white, black, and gold design.
Heading 4
Tinubu orders probe of X, Meta over alleged exploitation of news content
Mr Ijagwu said that under the new investigation, areas of interest include allegations of market dominance and potential anti-competitive conduct.
Heading 1
Tinubu hails Nigerian Army’s role in national, regional security
Mr Tinubu said the army’s contributions have safeguarded Nigeria’s sovereignty while strengthening peace and stability across Africa and beyond.
Education
Security agencies working to rescue abducted pupils, teachers, Oyo govt tells families
The state government said in a statement on Monday that it remained fully committed to ensuring the victims’ safe return to their families.
Sport
2026 World Cup: ‘You’ve been trying to kill me for 23 years,’ Ronaldo tells journalists
Ronaldo condemned some journalists who have taken pleasure in casting a harsh spotlight on him, saying it had been the same since he was 18 years old.
