Senate Summons MTN Again Over $13.9bn Transfer
The Senate today (Thursday) summoned the Management of MTN Limited, their bankers and some businessmen over alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and...
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%...
GROUP DEMAND FOR RELOCATION OF EXXONMOBIL’S HEDQUARTERS TO AKWA IBOM
There has been renewed call for oil giant, ExxonMobil, to relocate its Headquarters from Lagos to Akwa Ibom State where the company has its...
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...
AKSG, ASHDENE ASSOCIATES SIGN INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Akwa Ibom State Government has entered into agreement on agricultural development, infrastructural expansion and consolidation with Ashdene Associates Nigeria, a Singapore based investment organization.
Speaking...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL: AK SPEAKER TASKS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Barr. Onofiok Luke has urged the National Assembly to expedite legislative action on the Petroleum Industry...
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...
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...
EXXONMOBIL RECEIVES QUIT ULTIMATUM FROM HOST COMMUNITIES
… As Eket Leaders Petition Federal Govt
Stakeholders in Eket local government have petitioned the Federal Government over the “lackadaisical attitude of ExxonMobil to...
HOW TO GET FUNDS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Turning great ideas into great money is only the first step in the journey to raising your business empire. Turning your business idea into...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
IME UWAH: LIVING IN-BETWEEN PASSION AND SUCCESS
By: Udeme INYANG
A week ago, a casual post by Ime Uwah on one of his social media pages not only attracted attention and traffic...
UDOM LAUNCHES AN ULTRA-MODERN REGIONAL MARKET IN EKET
UDOM LAUNCHES AN ULTRA-MODERN REGIONAL MARKET IN EKET
Governor Udom Emmanuel has once again assured the people of the state of his administration's determination to...
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...
Consumers Of Alcohol To Pay Fresh Tax – Akan Okon
The Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Finance, Akan Okon, said consumption of alcohol in hotels and beer parlours in the state would now attract tax.
Mr....
AKWA SAVINGS GOES BANKRUPT: … How Udom Withdrew N6billion of Govt...
AKWA SAVINGS GOES BANKRUPT
… How Udom Withdrew N6billion of Govt Holdings For Election Court Cases
Mrs. Uduak Akpan (not real name) is distraught. A trader...
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),...
UBA Gets New Group Managing Director
The Group Board of the United Ban for Africa, UBA, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka to succeed Phillips Oduoza as its...
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...