Wike Renames International Conference Centre After Tinubu

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) after President Bola Tinubu.

Speaking at the commissioning of the structure by the president on Tuesday in Abuja, Wike described the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre as a world-class structure requiring constant maintenance.

He added that anybody using the premises must be made to pay irrespective of their status in the society.

The centre, initially constructed in 1991 during the military regime of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, had suffered years of neglect and underutilisation despite its prime status as a national conference facility.

In March, Wike disclosed that the renovation of the facility would cost the country N39 billion.