UDOM OPENS OIL AND GAS TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE IN UYO
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has put smiles on the faces of Nigerians who have been yearning for qualitative training in the...
Why We Flouted Nigerian Law in Moving $14bn out of Nigeria...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, Ferdi Moolman, has issued a statement in reply to the grave accusations leveled against the firm by...
AKGIS: No Attempt to Introduce Property Tax-Finance Commissioner
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Linus Nkan, has said the introduction of the Akwa Ibom Geographical Information System, AkwaGIS, in the...
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....
NDDC: PRESIDENT BUHARI TO COMMISSION SPECIAL PROTECTION UNIT BASE
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday (September 28) commission the Special Protection Unit Base 6 barracks, built and donated by the Niger Delta Development...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: RHAB-YESS SHOWCASES MAIDEN QUALIFIERS
As part of its campaign for financial greatness to young Akwa Ibom entrepreneurs, RHAB-YESS (Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey Youth Entrepreneurship Support Scheme), an initiative...
WHY WE DELAYED IN PASSING 2018 BUDGET – SENATE
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/05/delayed-passing-2018-budget-senate/
SIX months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the draft copy of the N8.612 trillion 2018 budget estimates to a joint session...
IBOM SEAPORT PROJECT: FG COMMITTED TO SPEEDY COMPLETION – AKAN OKON
By Darlington UDOBONG
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, Mr. Akan Okon, on Friday, expressed delight over the Federal Government’s...
WE NEED PUBLIC, PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION TO MEET ENERGY GOALS –...
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo has called for increased collaboration between public and private sector investors for the country...
UBA GROWS EARNINGS BY 16% IN 2018 HALF YEAR RESULT
United Bank for Africa Plc has announced its audited 2018 half year financial results, showing strong growth across key performance metrics as well as...
SAB EMPOWERS TRAINEES IN AGRO-BUSINESS, DISBURSES OVER N50MILLION GRANTS
The Senator representing the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Senator Aniekan Bassey, has trained sons and daughters of the district in various agro-businesses.
To...
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...
NIPOST TO BEGIN BANKING SERVICES
The District Manager, Nigeria Postal Service, Ilorin, Mr Godwill Magulike, said on Friday that the agency would soon introduce agency banking services in its...
FG GIVES LICENSES TO 10 MODULAR REFINERIES
The Federal Government has licensed 10 more modular refineries, making it 32 so far licensed in order to expand nation's capacity.
As at end of...
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...
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...
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...
AKWA IBOM LAUNCHES AFRICA’S BIGGEST SYRINGE FACTORY
Africa’s biggest syringe factory, the N15billion Jubilee Syringe Company in ONNA Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has been commissioned by Vice President...
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...
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...
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...
STAKEHOLDERS FAULT FG’S STANCE ON POWER SUPPLY
Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s power sector have faulted the Federal Government’s claims regarding regular power supply in the country. According to them, the increase...
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...
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...
CRUDE SALE IN NAIRA WILL LOWER INFLATION, FOREX PRESSURE, SAY EXPERTS
The decision to sell crude to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local refiners in naira will have profound positive impact on the economy, experts...
BUSINESS GRANTS: A’IBOM WOMEN LAUD ANIEKAN BASSEY’S PET PROJECT, RHAB-YESS
By Akaninyene Ekong
Rural women and young entrepreneurs in Akwa Ibom State, who are beneficiaries of the 29th edition of RHAB-YESS Foundation’s business grant, have...
INTERVENTION ON 2.8M PREPAID METERS SHORTAGE TO GULP N224BN – FG
Federal Government’s decision to procure prepaid meters for electricity consumers in the country through a special intervention process will cost the country a whopping...
NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL RESERVES HIT $26.5bn
Nigeria’s external reserves hit $26.55bn on January 9, from $26.2bn on January 6 as crude oil price and output increases.
This is Tuesday's figure from...
NIGERIAN MAN PASSES OUT ABOARD KLM FLIGHT
Pandemonium broke out Friday aboard KLM Flight KL 0587 bound to Lagos from Amsterdam after a male passenger passed out in the hands of...
AKSG LAUDS NOVONE CONSULT OVER SOCIAL HOUSING ESTATE
Akwa Ibom State Government through the Ministry of Housing and Special Duties has lauded Novone Consult, the consulting firm handling the Social Affordable Housing...
WORLD BANK POST COVID-19 INTERVENTION GRANT:AKSG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE
Akwa Ibom State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (State CARES) for Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (NIGERIA CARES) has...
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...
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...
AKWA SAVINGS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF SALARIES, ALLOWANCES
By Nsidibe AKPAN
The National Union of Banks, Insurance Financial Institution of Employees (NUBIFIE) has accused Akwa Ibom State Government of outright negligence and insensitivity...