Two friends, professional colleagues, gone too soon
By ETIM ETIM In the last one month, I have lost two professional colleagues who were also close friends. Anietie Ben Akpan, from Esit Eket, was a longtime correspondent of…
Author: Etim Etim
ETIM ETIM is a veteran journalist and PR professional with over 35 years of cognate experience.
He is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Policy & Politics (www.policyandpolitics.com.ng), an online newspaper dedicated to insightful analysis of Nigerian news and world’s report. He is also a columnist with BusinessDay and The Cable and is a regular contributor to other newspapers.
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‘’We have a Stronger and more united Party’’, Gov. Eno tells Stakeholders as he unveils Campaign structure, strategy
By ETIM ETIM With the governorship election scheduled to formally commence on Wednesday nationwide, Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has unveiled his campaign structure and the strategy for…
The inspiring story of Captain Ruth Adebanwo
By ETIM ETIM Last Tuesday, a brand new Airbus A220 – 300 series flew direct from Canada where it was built direct to Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, as an…
Ibom Air debunks speculations on airport monopoly
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State-owned airline has debunked speculations that it is in the habit of scaring away other airlines from operating to Uyo. In a statement issued Sunday…
Ibesikpo-Asutan stakeholders visit SSG, pledge support for Gov. Eno
By ETIM ETIM With just two weeks to the official commencement of governorship campaigns nationwide, the people of Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA of Akwa Ibom State have pledged to work for the…
Federal roads in the South-South Zone
By ETIM ETIM Despite their huge hydrocarbon deposits and massive contributions to Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone have the worst network of federal…
Umo Eno’ Ring Road 3 Extension
By ETIM ETIM Today, I took a drive on the latest Ring Road in Uyo – Ring Road 3 Extension which runs from Stadium Road by Idoro Road to Ikot…
Frauds in Financial Services Industry: What Banks are Doing; What Customers Should Do
By ETIM ETIM In April, the Central Bank of Nigeria raised an alarm over a surge in fraudulent messages, emails and online communications flooding the social media, warning that cybercriminals…
Another new Airbus aircraft for Ibom Air before Christmas
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State government will September take delivery of a third brand new A220-300 Airbus aircraft from the manufacturers in Canada. The plane is billed to commence…
More sacked workers planning court action against Akwa Ibom Polytechnic
By ETIM ETIM No fewer than 15 former workers of Akwa Ibom Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, are planning to take legal action against the institution for wrongful termination of…
Eko Atlantic, Dangote Refinery and Chike-Obi’s new theory
By ETIM ETIM When we were in secondary school, Prof. Chike Edozien Obi was a renowned mathematician, reputed to be the first Nigerian to hold a doctorate in mathematics. Awarded…
Umo Eno at Yoruba Tennis Club
By ETIM ETIM Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos was founded in 1926 by a group of 25 young Nigerians to provide sporting, recreational and social facilities for Nigerians who were…
Industrial Court orders reinstatement of Akwa Ibom Polytechnic lecturer
By ETIM ETIM The National Industrial Court sitting in Uyo has ordered Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, to reinstate Dr. Paulinus Ekpo to his position as Chief Lecturer and…
Alhaji Abubarkar Alhaji (1937 – 30 July 2026)
By ETIM ETIM As a young finance journalist in Lagos from late1980s to late 1990s, I grew up in awe of Alhaji Abubarkar Alhaji, one of the most prominent, visible…
Dangote Refinery’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO)
By ETIM ETIM The most highly anticipated public offer in Nigeria’s capital market this year is the forthcoming IPO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP) expected to open…
Akwa Ibom government preparing for Tinubu’s visit
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved a some projects to be commissioned by President Bola Tinubu when he visits the state in September. And…
Publisher visits Vice Chancellor
The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Policy&Politics newspaper, ETIM ETIM, this Monday visited the Vice Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, Prof Abiodun Adeniyi, in his office in the university. Both of…
Setting the Record Straight: A Message from the Vice-Chancellor of Wigwe University
By ETIM ETIM Addressing recent media reports suggesting mass terminations at Wigwe University, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Marwan Al-Akaidi has clarified that no such exercise has taken place. In fact, only two…
Gov. Mutfwang’s apology to Igbos
By ETIM ETIM On Sunday, July 19, Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State formally apologized to the Igbo community in the state for the state’s role in the Nigerian…
BREAKING: Enugu Air aircraft skids off runway at Benin airport
By ETIM ETIM An Enugu Air aircraft flying into Benin experienced a runway excursion after landing today, Thursday, July 23. But thankfully, there were no casualties or injuries. However, passengers…
Tinubu’s upcoming visit to Akwa Ibom
By ETIM ETIM Last week, Gov. Umo Eno extended an invitation to President Tinubu to visit Akwa Ibom State and commission some of the projects executed in the last three…
What really happened to Mary Habila?
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’’ By ETIM ETIM Two young women from Kaduna State – Mary Habila and Mary Baski – left home and visited the…
Political assassination: should we take Peter Obi seriously?
By ETIM ETIM Murder for political reasons is not rare in Nigeria, so when NDC Presidential candidate Peter Obi said the other day that he might be assassinated before the…
Donald Trump, FIFA and the danger of inserting politics into football
By ETIM ETIM President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at the White House this afternoon (Monday, July 6), and confirmed that he actually spoke to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, on…
The unbelievable scandal involving Adeyemi Adeniyi Mathew
By ETIM ETIM Just when you thought that you had heard the most bizarre story of corruption, abuse of office and decadence in Nigeria, a stranger and more ridiculous version…
Medical tourism: Nigeria’s untapped goldmine
By ETIM ETIM According to Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) and estimates from WHO, Nigerians spend between a billion dollars and $2 billion (between N1.35 trillion and N2.7 trillion) to…
Happy Fathers’ Day, but be informed about your prostate
By ETIM ETIM A prominent activist who delivered the keynote speech at the launch of my book over three years ago has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He’s battling…
Jim Ovia, Akwa Ibom and the Lagos property market
By ETIM ETIM Founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, is expanding his business portfolio into the luxury end of Nigeria’s real estate business, betting that high-end property offers stronger returns…
Remembering Emily Aig-Imoukhuede five years after
By ETIM ETIM Monday June 8 marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of Pastor Emily Aig-Imoukhuede, former Minister and former President of Nigerian Council of Women Societies (NCWS), and…
Chibok girls and Ogbomosho students: a tale of two abductions
By ETIM ETIM In the night of June 14, or probably early in the morning of April 15, 2014, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State…
Why Effective Communication matters in Government
By ETIM ETIM To mark Gov. Umo Eno’s third anniversary in office, his Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, and the entire cabinet organized a press conference in the Government House…
Africa Day, President Ruto and the ideals of Pan Africanism
By ETIM ETIM Every May 25, Africans from different walks of life and peoples of African heritage across the globe celebrate Africa Day Africa Day. The day represents the collective…
2027 election: Will 1979 reincarnate next year?
By ETIM ETIM Senator Aminu Tambuwal made an audacious projection Friday night, claiming that the 2027 presidential election will be a replay of the 1979 race in which a fellow…
CBN Deputy Governor, seven others receive honourary doctorate degree from Akwa Ibom University
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State University on Saturday conferred an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Business Administration) on Ms Emem Usoro, Central Bank Deputy Governor in charge of the…
Gov. Eno at 62: a day at the orphanages
By ETIM ETIM It’s not unusual for people to celebrate birthdays at orphanages, but, to the best of my recollection, Friday was the first time a governor in Akwa Ibom…
Party primaries: A preview of the race in Lagos and Akwa Ibom
By ETIM ETIM By INEC timetable, party primaries that would nominate candidates for next year’s election will commence nationwide Thursday next week. They’ll last six weeks – From April 23…
Ibom Deep Sea Port Briefing: my takeaways
By ETIM ETIM The briefing given by Mrs Mfon Usoro, Chairman of Ibom Deep Sea Port Technical Committee, on the project’s feasibility report, was truly an eye-opener. The 600-page report…
50-year concession for Ibom Deep Sea Port investor
By ETIM ETIM The core investor of Ibom Deep Sea Port, Bollore Consortium, will operate the port for 50 years to recoup its investment, according to the approval granted by…
Nigeria’s most wanted statesman
By ETIM ETIM A few days before Prof Yemi Osinbajo left office in May 2023 as Nigeria’s fifth democratically elected vice president, a few journalists and writers went to visit…
Nung Udoe – Afaha Offiong – Itreto Road
By ETIM ETIM I am gratified to learn that at State’s Executive Council meeting held Thursday, April 2, the government approved the expansion Nung Udoe – Afaha Offiong – Ikot…
Can Seriake Dickson be another Tinubu?
By ETIM ETIM Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has formed a political party known as Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC) and he has resigned from PDP and taken up the role of…
Tinubu’s state visit to the UK: matters arising
By ETIM ETIM Undoubtedly, Nigeria had a beautiful outing at the world stage this week during President Tinubu’s two-day state visit to the UK. He arrived Tuesday evening and left…
Iran war and the economics of fuel costs
By ETIM ETIM We are now in the third week of the war in the Middle East, and the Nigerian economy is in trouble once again. Petrol prices are up…
Oil wells dispute: how far can Gov. Otu go?
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State has been spending a lot of time in Abuja, fighting hard to seize some oil wells from Akwa Ibom State.…
A debt-free Akwa Ibom State
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State government announced this week that it had cleared all outstanding bank debts totaling N39.831 billion, including principal and interests and reduced gratuity backlog owed…
How on earth has Gov. Umo Eno offended Premium Times?
By ETIM ETIM From every indication, Nigeria’s online newspaper, Premium Times and its editors seem to hold a grudge against Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, and will stop…
Politics, propaganda and the fight over the 76 oil wells
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State arrived Margaret Ekpo Airport, Calabar, from an official trip to Abuja last week and addressed a large crowd of APC…
Providus-Unity Bank merger stalled over insider credits
By ETIM ETIM Negotiations over the proposed merger of Providus Bank and Unity Bank have been stalled over the huge amount of insider credits owed by the directors of Unity…
Akwa Ibom estate in Abuja
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State announced recently that the state government is acquiring a large parcel of land in Abuja to develop a housing estate…
Politics of privilege and the danger it portends
By ETIM ETIM Over the Christmas holidays, Nyesom Wike travelled the length and breadth of Rivers State, visiting all the local government areas, in what appeared as an early campaign…