UBA REVOLUTIONIZES MOBILE PAYMENTS WITH *919# MAGIC BANKING
In line with its determination to dominate Africa’s mobile banking space with the introduction of cutting edge technology-driven products and services, United Bank for...
AKPABIO LEFT N64. 5BILLION DEBT FOR AKWA IBOM – AKAN OKON
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akan Okon, has said the Udom Emmanuel led administration inherited from the administration of Chief Godswill Akpabio...
DPR Seals NNPC Filling Station In Uyo
DPR Seals NNPC Filling Station In Uyo
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Akwa Ibom said it had sealed the NNPC mega filling station...
AKSG SIGNS MoU FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OIL AND GAS TRAINING...
The Akwa Ibom State Government has signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Halliburton Nigeria for the establishment of Oil and Gas training Center...
NIGERIA’S SOLA DAVID-BORHA EMERGES STANDARD BANK CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Nigeria's Sola David-Borha has been appointed Chief Executive, Rest of Africa, Standard Bank Group.
Having led Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC as Chief Executive from 2012...
A’IBOM FINANCE COMMISSIONER EXPLAINS UDOM’S N10B LOAN
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akan Okon, said the N10 billion loan facility guaranteed to Wizchino Nigerian Limited for construction...
UDOM APPLAUDS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RENEWED VISION IN AGRICULTURE
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has lauded the Federal Government’s decision to break new grounds in the development of agriculture to ensure...
APRIL DEBTS: AKWA IBOM ESCAPES FG’S DEDUCTION OF 32BN FROM STATES’...
The Federal Government has deducted a total of N32bn from allocations of states from the Federation Account in the month of April 2016 for...
TREASURY SINGLE ACCOUNT (TSA): 15 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW
1. TSA refers to Treasury Single Account, a public accounting system using a single account, or a set of linked accounts by government to...
MTN, GLO, OTHERS MAY BLOCK SKYPE, WHATSAPP CALLS
Feelers from telecommunications companies (telcos) indicate that they may have no choice than to ban the use of mobile applications that allow unlimited voice...
UDOM’S AIDES PARLEY WITH MARKET WOMEN
Market women and other traders in the state have expressed joy and satisfaction with Governor Udom Emmanuel for making life more meaningful for them...
FG INTRODUCES NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
The federal government of Nigeria is introducing a new electronic Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun says.
Any vehicle on which duty has...
LIST OF FIRMS APPROVED BY NNPC TP LIFT NIGERIAN CRUDE FOR...
The NNPC has approved a total of 39 firms to lift Nigerian crude oil from the year 2017 all through to 2018.
On the list...
EPHRAIM INYANG AGAIN!
…How He Was Forced To Fix Ibom Connection By NTA Expose
… Why He Is Frustrating NDDC Repair Jobs
Governor Udom Emmanuel’s right hand man and...
AKSG Migrates To E-Receipting
Akwa Ibom State Government has reinstated its commitment to reposition the state’s service delivery mechanisms in its industrialization drive, maintaining that the need became...
CHRISTMAS BONANZA: NIGERIAN PROSTITUTES SLASH PRICES
Commercial sex workers in Nigeria have reportedly reduced their price to encourage patronage during the festive season.
According to reports, a round of sex now...
ANOTHER BATCH OF JOB-SEEKING GRADUATES: HOW FAR HAS AKEES GONE?
By UbongAbasi Ise
“It is difficult for me to imagine what ‘personal liberty’ is enjoyed by unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find...
UDOM’S INDUSTRIALIZATION PLAN IS FAULTY, POLITICALLY MOTIVATED – APOSTLE EDUOK
A renowned industrialist, Apostle Usen Eduok, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Usmer Ventures, has faulted the on-going industrialization plan of Governor Udom Emmanuel, adding...
FAAC: HOW FG, STATES, LGs SHARED N455Bn ALLOCATION FOR OCTOBER
… As Akwa Ibom Gets 13% Derivation
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said Federal, State Governments and the Local Government Councils shared N455 billion...
AKEES IS NOT A LOBBIED ENTERPRISE – UFOT EBONG
The Akwa Ibom State Government has assured youths of the state that one of its pet projects, Akwa Ibom Enterprise and Employment Scheme (AKEES),...
NIGERIAN PULSE OPENS CALABAR OFFICE
By Torobong Ekpo
Bent on setting a gigantic pace in the journalism profession, the Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Local Media, Mr. ...
AKHA APPROVES ANOTHER N5BILLION LOAN REQUEST
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly at plenary on Tuesday approved a request to allow the state government guarantee Wizchino Construction Company to...
PHOTO NEWS
Immediate past Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and member representing Etinan Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Elder Samuel...
CBN SANCTIONS GTB, ECOBANK, OTHERS FOR FOREX INFRACTIONS
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has barred 15 commercial banks from dealing in foreign exchange through the recently created small and medium enterprises...
FIVE NIGERIANS WHO MADE FORBES 2016 WORLD BILLIONAIRES
Despite economic downturn facing Africa's largest economies, Nigeria with drastic dropped in GDP, which official saw official slide in recession in the second...
CHINA TRIP: NIGERIA GETS $15M FOR AGRICULTURE
Chinese President Xi Jinping, yesterday in Beijing, offered $15 million agricultural assistance to Nigeria for the establishment of 50 demonstration farms across the country.
President...
DANGOTE TO RESUME TOMATO PASTE PRODUCTION IN FEBRUARY
The Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, in Kano State has announced plans to resume production in February.
The company, which began production in February...
FAAC EXPLAINS HOW FG, STATES, LGs SHARED N429BN ALLOCATION FOR FEBRUARY
Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils shared a total of N429.127 billion as federal allocation for the month of February 2017.
The communiqué...
CBN CLOSES FX GAP AS NAIRA MOVES TOWARDS 300/US$1
Nigerian Naira on Thursday, March 23, 2017, moved towards 300 per Dollar at the black market as Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, keeps...
NAIRA LOSS ANOTHER POINT TO DOLLAR
Nigeria currency, Naira, on Friday suffered further loss against the dollar at the parallel market as it lost one point to the U.S. currency.
Its...
LANDING COST OF FUEL HITS N210, PRICE HIKE IMMINENT
The landing cost of petroleum in Nigeria has hit an all time high of N210 per litre.
The increase is forcing the Petroleum Products Pricing...
UDOM WANTS MULTINATIONALS TO INVEST IN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has challenged multinational oil companies to show more commitment to capacity development and technology transfer in their...
AKEES, SMEDAN SIGN PARTNERSHIP MoU
Governor Udom Emmanuel has expressed appreciation to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, for partnering with the Akwa Ibom Enterprise...