ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTributes are still pouring in, as Abak community in Akwa Ibom State is mourning the loss of a matriarch, Madam Eno Effiong Dickson, mother of renowned academic, Dr. Monday E. Dickson of Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus. Madam Dickson passed away at the ripe age of 90, leaving behind a legacy of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesDescribes report as false, misleading The newspaper report claiming that the involvement of Hensek Integrated Services Limited in the collapse of a road project by Akwa Ibom state government has been refuted. A statement by the company through its Consultant on Communications and Brand Strategy, Ubong Sampson, insists that the reporter of the story…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAirport workers in Akwa Ibom State will soon heave a sigh of relief from the stress of having to be committing several kilometres daily from Uyo, the state capital, to and from their place of work, Victor Attah International Airport (VAIA). A move to making this a reality was the laying of the foundation…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Oron Union Women’s Wing recently held their End of Year Get-together, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Oron people through traditional delicacies and entertainment. The event, which took place last Friday, was a resounding success, with attendees and dignitaries alike praising the women’s initiative in promoting their local cuisine. Chairman of the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●as A’Ibom NUJ calls for new constitution By Emmanuel Ntekim The autonomy granted to the 779 local government areas in Nigeria by the Supreme Court of Nigeria has been referred to as a mirage and a difficult venture to realize following the rate of interference by state governments both in the political, administrative and…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThere are strong indications that Nigerias external debt may hug $45.1bn by the end of the year, as the country’s central government advances towards obtaining additional external loans. Pointers in this direction cane to light from the latest report from the Debt Management Office, which revealed that the country’s external debt stock increased by…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesCivil Society Organisations, CSOs, have called for synergy among Host Community Development Trusts, HCDTs, in Akwa Ibom in the execution of projects in the communities to avoid duplicity of efforts and wastage of resources. This was part of the resolutions reached at the end of a meeting between Frontier/Savannah Energy HCDT Trust and CSOs,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesStakeholders at the EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) Annual General Meeting (AGM), have called on Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) to unbundle its stiff disbursement modalities to ease delivery of development projects to host communities. EMOIMEE, an acronym for Eastern Obolo, Mbo, Onna, Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin, Eket and Esit Eket local government…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI want to use this opportunity to welcome the chairmen of all the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State on board. I equally want to remind them that now that they are at the helms of affairs of their respective local governments they have a great task of ensuring that they serve…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI always look disgusted whenever I go round Uyo and beyond to see that internal roads in the metropolis are nothing to write home about. Some of these roads are in such a bad and dilapidated condition that does not depict that the state government in actually in existence. Such roads include Nsentip, Ukana…
