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It’s time to hold LG chairmen accountable — APC Chieftain
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAn All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor UduakAbasi Ikpat, has called for greater accountability among local government chairmen, insisting that the era of receiving huge public funds without corresponding development must come to an end. Ikpat made the call while speaking during an interview on Team Nigeria Classic, where he…
SUBEB Boss scores Gov Eno high on educational reforms
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Rt. Hon. Anietie Etuk, has praised Governor Umo Eno’s ARISE Agenda for driving notable improvements in the state’s basic education sector, pointing to expanded infrastructure, enhanced teacher welfare and access to quality education in communities. Speaking on Team Nigeria Classic June…
REC Urges Media to Drive Voter Registration Ahead of 2027
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares By Ernest Udoh-Robert As Nigeria intensifies efforts to strengthen its electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Anugbum Onuoha, has sounded an alarm over the lack of internal democracy within the country’s political parties. Prof. Onuoha made this disclosure on Thursday, June…
Hope rises for stable electricity in Akwa Ibom
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom Governor has inaugurated, the Akwa Ibom Electricity Regulatory Commission with a mandate to overhaul the states power sector within 18 months in order to meet public demand and drive economic growth through reliable electricity supply. Governor Eno stated this Thursday June 4, 2026 during the inauguration of a 5-member board for the…
Worsening insecurity: Nigerian youths storm National Assembly
A group of young Nigerians staged a protest at the National Assembly on Tuesday, urging the federal government to take immediate, decisive action to combat the nation’s escalating insecurity
Like past political storms, pandemics Nigeria will survive insurgencies – Akpabio
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has enjoined Nigerians to hold on hope that the country will survive the current Insurgencies like it survived past political upheavals and pandemics. Akpabio spoke on Sunday at an Inter-Denominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre as part of the activities to mark this year Nigeria’s Democracy…
Its time to project NDDC as central actor in Niger Delta Development – Stakeholders
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesStakeholders at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Law and Development Summit have called for the repositioning of the Commission as the central coordinating institution for development efforts in the Niger Delta, stressing that a more empowered NDDC is crucial to achieving sustainable development in the region. Leading the call was former Minister of…
Akpabio: Oyo abduction national tragedy, assault on Nigeria’s future
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday led the upper chamber of the National Assembly in mourning the victims of the recent school abduction in Oyo State, describing the incident as a national tragedy and a direct assault on Nigeria’s future. Speaking at the resumption of Senate plenary following the Sallah recess…
Umo Eno’s Adviser fires appointee over comments on Tinubu
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA media aide attached to the Office of the Political Adviser to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State has been dismissed following comments he made on social media concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Mr. Osborne Ubong Okon, who served as Media Aide to the Political Adviser, was relieved of his appointment on June 2,…
BPP lauds NDDC over procurement policy reforms
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for implementing procurement policy reforms and digitising its procurement processes to enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability. Speaking at the NDDC Procurement Policy Reform and Digitisation Stakeholders Sensitisation and Training Summit in Port Harcourt, Adedokun…