TRADE UNIONS URGE BUHARI TO SIGN AJAOKUTA STEEL COMPANY COMPLETION BILL
Two unions in the iron and steel industry have said that the completion and functioning of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd. will reduce unemployment...
AMCON TAKES OVER DANGOTE’S FACTORY
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON last Friday successfully took over possession and management of Dansa Foods Processing Company Limited belonging to Sani...
2016 APPROPRIATION LAW: “BUDGET OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”
2016 APPROPRIATION LAW: “BUDGET OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”
The Year 2016 Akwa Ibom State Appropriation Bill has been signed into Law. A breakdown of the Estimates...
A’IBOM GOVERNMENT REJECTS USED VEHICLES DONATED BY EXXONMOBIL
The Akwa Ibom State Government has rejected the alleged 10 refurbished vehicles donated by ExxonMobil for use in the COVID-19 contact tracing in the...
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...
CBN BOWS TO PRESSURE, ANNOUNCES NEW FOREX POLICY
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have bowed to pressure by releasing a new foreign exchange policy in the country with immediate effect.
Although...
BANKS NOT AVERSE TO INVESTING IN MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE – HERITAGE BANK...
The Managing Director/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, has said Nigerian banks are willing to provide financing for building critical maritime infrastructures...
238 Nigerians stranded in Turkey arrive Abuja
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, have announced that Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight, 238, Nigerians who were stranded in Turkey arrived have at the...
BE DEVOTED, COMMITTED TO YOUR SKILL – A’IBOM SPEAKER CHARGES YOUTH
Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has charged over 15 youths of the state, who are undergoing...
KIDNAPPERS DEMAND RANSOM IN BITCOIN TO FREE TEENAGER
A criminal gang in South Africa which kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday is demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency of nearly 120,000, dollars...
NAIRA FALLS AT INTER-BANK PARALLEL MARKETS
Naira, Nigeria’s currency, on Tuesday fell by 0.58% against United States Dollar to close at N306.78 in Inter-bank FX Market and 0.86% to...
RHAB-YESS PARTNERS MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON SMEs DEVELOPMENT
A social-welfare body, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey Youth Entrepreneurship Support Scheme (RHAB-YESS), has vowed to collaborate with relevant government Ministries, Department and Agencies, particularly...
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...
‘AMG TAILORS’ LAUNCHES OUTLET IN UYO
In what could be described as a welcome development in the city of Uyo, a new tailoring outlet known as AMG Tailor's Outlet has...
HOW VISAFONE CONNED 2,000 WORKERS INTO MASS RESIGNATION BEFORE MTN TAKEOVER
Investigation has revealed how Visafone Communications Ltd tricked over 2,000 employees into disengagement to pave way for its takeover last January by telecom giant,...
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...
COVID-19: A’IBOM TRADERS COMMEND INI EMEMOBONG FOUNDATION, PARTNERS
...applaud NGO for keying into Gov. Udom Emmanuel's vision
By Emma Akpabio
The Leadeship of Traders in Akwa Ibom State has applauded Ini Ememobong Foundation and...
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON GETS DEDICATED POWER LINE
Akwa Ibom State Government has just announced the connection of Four-Point By Sheraton, a primary requirement by the Marriott’s Group for the running...
GOV AIDES STORM ONNA ULTRA-MODERN MARKET, LAUD FEYREP’S INITIATIVE
By Darlington UDOBONG
One of the initiatives of Akwa Ibom First Lady, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel, the Ultra-Modern Market in ONNA Local Government Area, has...
FID: Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement for Brass Methanol Project To...
The Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) to support the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Brass Methanol Project is to be executed by...
IBOM DEEP SEAPORT WILL UNLOCK INHERENT POTENTIAL OF A’IBOM – OKON...
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, Mr. Akan Okon, has said “the development of Ibom Deep Seaport will unlock...
A’IBOM COCONUT REFINERY, OIL & GAS FREE TRADE ZONE WILL ENHANCE...
Build up to the establishment of Liberty Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone in Akwa Ibom State, the state government has expressed optimism...
DAY GOV. UDOM PRESENTED N651.5BILLION BUDGET TO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
The Akwa Ibom State House Assembly Complex, on Friday, was a beehive of activities when Governor Udom Emmanuel, in the company of his cabinet...
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...
GOV UMO ENO ANNOUNCES MAY 20 RESUMPTION DATE FOR DAKKADA SKILLS...
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced that the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Center in Ikot Ada Idem, Ibiono Ibom local government area...
GOVERNOR UDOM INAUGURATES REVENUE BOARD
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has inaugurated the state Board of Internal Revenue with a call on the members to explore ways...
ARIK AIR WORKERS COMMENCE INDEFINITE STRIKE TODAY
Staff of Arik Air will today embark on an indefinite strike action today (Tuesday) over non-payment of seven months’ salaries.
Report has it that Arik...
FOUR-POINT BY SHERATON TO GO FULL-SCALE SEPTEMBER – ETTEH
The Commissioner for Special Duties, Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has expressed hope that full-scale operation of the Four-Point by Sheraton Hotel, one of...
FAAC: BREAKDOWN OF FG, STATES, LGs SHARED N415BN IN APRIL
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday shared N415 billion to the three tiers of government being revenue for April 2017.
Giving the...
UDOM ADVOCATES POLICY TO UNBUNDLE OIL AND GAS SECTOR FOR ECONOMIC...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has called on the Federal Government to formulate policies that will unbundle the oil and gas sector...
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...
COVID-19: NCAA threatens to stop domestic flights
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to stop domestic flights in the country.
In a letter addressed to local airlines on Monday, NCAA...
WHY FILLING STATIONS ARE NOT SELLING PETROL AT N123.50 PER LITRE...
The Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Mr. Edet Umana, has said that the Minister...
PECULIAR PEOPLE MPCS INAUGURATED
Sammy Charles.
The official inauguration of Peculiar People Afaha Ikot Obio Nkan Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited was held on the 11th of May this May.
The...