ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares *By Ernest Udoh-Robert* Akwa Ibom is the 30th largest of Nigeria’s 36 states by landmass, yet it ranks among the country’s most resource-rich. Oil and gas currently dominate the economy, but the state sits on vast solid minerals, agricultural assets, and a 129km Atlantic coastline that remain largely under-exploited. *The Comfort Trap: Why…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•As Council chairman promises 5,000-bed hostel By Emmanuel Ntekim The newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Professor Christopher Ekong, has officially assumed office and unveiled a comprehensive 100-day renewal agenda aimed at restoring academic excellence, improving infrastructure, strengthening staff welfare, and driving digital transformation in the institution. Ekong, a professor…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesOpen Forum, a non-partisan public policy advocacy organisation, has called on Governor Umo Eno to fulfil his pledge to former Gov Victor Attah by reviving and completing the Ibom Science and Technology Park project, describing the facility as a strategic economic asset capable of transforming Akwa Ibom State into a leading technology and industrial…
Justice M.G. Umar of the Abuja Federal High Court has set aside key provisions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections.
The coordinated assault targeted three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State: Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School. Please click the link to read the full story.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has lauded the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, on his 62nd birthday, describing him as a man who embodies the grace of God and the silent strength of purposeful leadership. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Akpabio praised the governor’s…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Arise With Renewed Hope Initiative, representing the Eket (Akwa Ibom South) Senatorial District in Lagos, has announced the formation of its Media and Publicity Unit alongside the inauguration of its full executive committee. The development was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Senatorial District Coordinator, Chief Maurice Effiong Ukpong, FDM, who…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated women, particularly Nigerian women on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President praised Nigerian women for the sacrifices they make for families and in building the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of the 65 ambassadors whose nominations were confirmed last December, assigning them to different countries and multilateral bodies. Among them is Senator Ita Enang of Akwa Ibom State who has been posted to South Africa.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Government has described as false the Premium Times report which attributed revenue figures to the state and proceeded to draw comparisons between different fiscal periods but without adjusting for value erosion, exchange rate realities, inflationary pressures, or corresponding development outcomes. Commissioner for Information, Dr Aniekan Umanah, who reacted on behalf…
