DSS ARRESTS CAPITAL OIL BOSS, IFEANYI UBA
Ifeanyi Uba, the owner of Capital Oil, has been arrested and detained by Department of State Services (DSS).
The arrest may be unconnected to his...
AKWA IBOM SOCIAL HOUSING ESTATE, MOST AFFORDABLE IN NIGERIA – ARC....
Architect Ezekiel Nya-Etok, the Principal Partner of Novone Consult Limited, a firm handling the pilot of the Federal Government Social Housing Scheme, has said...
A’IBOM TO GET N40 MILLION SOAP MANUFACTURING PLANT FROM TOTAL
Francois Le-Cocq, Deputy Managing Director, Total Exploration and Production, Port Harcourt, says the company is to spend N40 million to build a soap manufacturing...
N-POWER BENEFICIARIES TO GET N977.7M
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved the total of sum of N977.7 million for the N-Creative and N-Tech trainings to empower 3,500...
CRUDE OIL PRICE HITS 16-MONTH HIGH
Oil prices on Yesterday, December 5, 2016, rose to its highest point in 16 months following an agreement between OPEC members to reduce production.
Brent...
CBN LIFTS FOREX BAN ON 41 ITEMS FOR SMEs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the restriction on 41 items listed as ineligible for foreign exchange for small and medium enterprises...
UDOM SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE ICT FIRM
By Ndifreke P. AKPAN
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has met with Officials of Huawei Technologies from the Peoples Republic of China to...
CBN BOOSTS MANUFACTURERS WITH $660m FOREX, AFTER ERISCO’S EXIT
Manufacturing industries in Nigeria have been given access to foreign exchange valued at over $660 million in the inter-bank market to source raw materials...
5000 SHOPS CAPACITY EKET INTERNATIONAL MARKET READY DECEMBER –CONTRACTOR
The contractors handling the International Market (Urua Nka) in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Yiwu International Trade City of Nigeria, has...
INTRIGUES IN ‘ASO ROCK VILLA’ AS GODWIN EMEFIELE RETIRES
Lobbying and intrigues in Aso Rock Villa as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, proceed on leave ahead of expiration...
AVIATION: NCAA LAUDS VICTOR ATTAH INT’L AIRPORT COMPLIANCE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS...
By Glory James
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commended the Victor Attah International Airport’s compliance to COVID-19 guidelines and protocols ahead of its...
SMEs FINANCING: AKWA IBOM TO PARTNER BANK OF INDUSTRY
Aniekan James Ekah
Lack of access to working capital for micro-entrepreneurs and small business owners who desire to borrow for business purposes to enhance their...
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...
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...
COOPA PARTNERS LAGOS-BASED REAL ESTATE FIRM TO TACKLE HOUSING NEEDS IN...
Barely 24 hours after the launch of #ExperienceAkwaIbom Campaign by the Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom State (COOPA) at the...
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...
AKWA IBOM GETS NATIONAL SOCIAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ESTATE – ARC. NYA-ETOK
By Darlington DAVID
Architect Ezekiel Nya-Etok, the Principal Partner of Novone Consult Limited, a firm handling the pilot of the Federal Government Social Housing Scheme,...
AKWA IBOM STATE GOVERNMENT PARTNERS UNITED ARAB EMIRATE ON DEVELOPMENT
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel Thursday in Abuja played host to The United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad AI Taffaq.
Areas...
SAMSUNG Crisis Sends Shares Sliding
Shares in Samsung fell further on Wednesday after the Smartphone maker said it would scrap production of its flagship Note 7 model.
Shares fell 3%...
FOUR-POINT BY SHERATON: ETTEH TASKS PHEDC ON QUALITY ASSURANCE, COMPLIANCE
Commissioner for Special Duties, Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has tasked Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) to comply and maintain quality assurance in its...
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...
UDOM’S ‘POWER FOR ALL’ WILL RELOCATE INDUSTRIES TO A’IBOM – ETIDO...
Governor Udom Emmanuel's monumental strides in the power sector have been lauded for the umpteenth time with a strong assertion that industries in other...
ALLEGED N336.2M TAX EVASION: A’IBOM GOVT SLAMS UBA
Akwa Ibom State Board of Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS) on Thursday, moved against the United Bank of Africa, UBA, over non-remittance of personal income...
EKPO HOSTS KOREAN ENVOY TO NIGERIA, SEEKS COOPERATION IN GAS DEVELOPMENT...
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo today hosted the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr....
DPR SEALS TWO ILLEGAL GAS STATIONS IN UYO
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed up two illegal gas facilities in Uyo, the state capital.
The gas stations, which are located in...
THERE IS NO ‘N5BN COVID-19 PPE’ FRAUD AT NDDC – MANAGEMENT
The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission has denied the allegation of N5billion fraud rocking the Commission, saying “NDDC been inundated with enquiries...
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...
START UPS GRANT: 1000 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TO RECEIVE N500MILLION
Over 1000 Nigerians will this year be beneficiaries of N500Million Grant seed capital set aside for young Nigerian entrepreneurs and students.
This was disclosed this...
N250K UP FOR GRABS IN OPENGOV HACKATHON UYO 2019
A non-governmental organization working for improved development outcomes
in economic governance, environment and community livelihoods, Policy Alert,
has announced that its Open Gov Hackathon 2019 will...
NDDC AND EXPECTED CHANGES UNDER NEW MINISTER
By Ubong SAMPSON
Whenever the issue of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria is raised, the writer’s mind will always run to Michael Peel’s thorough...
DE-MBARUKAS TO MONITOR TELECOM BASE STATIONS, COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURES WITHIN UYO CAPITAL...
A foremost environmental management consultant De-Mbarukas Limited has been appointed by Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA) as a consultant to ensure Effective Monitoring...
ADEOSUN, EMEFIELE JOIN ECONOMIC EXPERTS TO DISCUSS GLOBAL ISSUES AT IMF/WORLD...
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, left Nigeria for Washington DC on Sunday to...
DISCOS TO DEVELOP PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLANS
NERC has mandated power distributors to develop performance improvement plans for the year 2020-2024. The plans will define performance standards for the next five-year...
EMERGING LEADERS PARTNERS CRBDA ON LARGE-SCALE FARMING
…Secures 20Hectares For Maize, Cassava Production In N'Ubium
Emerging Leaders platform, a group of young Akwa Ibom professionals drawn from all sectors of the State...