Isaac Samuel When former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently restated his conviction that only a broad-based coalition could defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, he was not merely issuing a…
…gets 2nd Term Nod from Senate President, Stakeholders A total of 655 entrepreneurs, including farmers and small-scale business owners in Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency, have received business support grants totaling…
Patrick Ekpoh Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has expressed concern that most of its trained personnel have failed to return to the country after they’ve completed their studies. The commonest…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has emphasized on the need for states and local governments to embrace fiscal discipline and revenue diversification to achieve sustainable development. The Governor…
Rivers State government has debunked a social media post claiming that the Interim Administrator, Vice Admiral IbokEtte Ibas has summoned the suspended governor, Sim Fubara, and his deputy to appear…
Nigeria is demonstrating commitment to addressing climate change, promoting sustainable economic growth by encouraging the development of a Just Transition Guidelines for the country in line with Paris Agreement. This…
Isaac Samuel Prominent members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the legacy parties that merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), have pledged their loyalty…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census on Wednesday. The committee will submit an interim report within three weeks, according to…
Access Holdings PLC, a leading African financial services group, has announced its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The Group delivered 88% year-on-year growth in…
Governor Umo Eno will host the next edition of the ARISE Town Square Meeting and Empowerment Series on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium. This significant…
With few days to the commencement of Easter festivities, the Pernod Ricard Nigeria has collaborated with the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Nigeria Drug Law…
… Wipe Out N2trn from Nigeria’ Agricultural Exports The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has stated that the 14 per cent tariff imposed on Nigerian exports to the United States…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the 65KM, three-lane dual carriageway, linking Akwa Ibom and Cross River State. The road is part of the 750KM…
The National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has called on the PDP Governors forum to immediately reverse the draconian resolution on the appointment of…
By ETIM ETIM Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Akwa Ibom on Monday to launch the second phase of the federal government’s National Human Capital Development programme (HCD); but the visit…
Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee mandated to provide legislative oversight on the administration of Rivers State during the ongoing…
NBA: No, it’s ‘unconditional gift’ The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to return the N300 million that was given…
Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained the circumstances that led to his being barred from visiting Benue State by Gov. Allia. Obi…
Nigeria has officially gazetted and transmitted to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Schedule of Tariff Offers for Trade in Goods…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Mr. Dauda Lawal , has said that Zamfara was a dysfunctional state when his administration started in 2023. Lawal added that his predecessor, former Governor…
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has apprehended 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement…
By Comfort Isaac The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness,…
Isaac Samuel Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday ruled out the possibility of the party entering into any merger or coalition with others ahead…
By ETIM ETIM Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some scholars, intellectuals and thinkers from…
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared that it is illegal under the Investment and Securities Act (ISA 2025) for anyone to operate digital asset exchanges or online foreign exchange…
Comfort Isaac It was a bleak weekend for the students of Journalism and Media Studies of Akwa Ibom Polytechnic as they lost one of their final year Higher National Diploma…
Isaac Samuel A silent political pilgrimage is underway. One that leads not to Mecca or Jerusalem but to Kaduna, the quiet compound of former President Muhammadu Buhari. There, behind closed…
Patrick Ekpoh explores how AKSG is fast turning a gully erosion site into a leisure and recreational centre There is a huge construction project in the heart of Uyo that…
Patrick Ekpoh No fewer than 10 professors have signified interest in becoming the next Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, as the incumbent, Prof. Nyaudo Ndaeyo, completes his five-year…
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State government has denied the claims that governor Umo Eno has begun the payment of N50,000 bussiness grant to all individuals in the state. The Chief…
The federal government has declared that it would introduce stricter measures to clean up the country’s administration of visa issuance and administration of expatriate quota administration. This was announced yesterday…
Comfort Isaac Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has tackled the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, over its recent ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song tagged, “Tell Your Papa.” The NBC had on April…
With the current challenges rocking oil production globally, the United Nations and the Akwa Ibom State Government are collaborating on programmes to help diversify the State’s economy through tourism and…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has called for closer ties between Nigeria and People’s Republic of China. He also advocated deepening of Parliamentary collaboration between the two countries.…
Vice President Shettima, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, on the death…
The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Enoh, announced on Wednesday that the federal government is partnering with the Bank of Industry (BoI) and other stakeholders to revive the…
The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, over what he described as a “criminally…
Following the restoration of Naira-for-crude sale on April 9 by the federal government, the Dangote Refinery has slashed ex-depot petrol’s price to ₦865 per litre. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery reduced…
Senior Correspondent Comfort Isaac reviews the just concluded sports festival sponsored by NDDC The maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival ended in Uyo this week with the 350…
Isaac Samuel Following the recent Supreme Court judgment that ousted Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, Bashiru Lamidi Apapa has formally declared that he has assumed…
By ETIM ETIM It was yet another day of honour for Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday as Leadership newspaper bestowed the Governor of the Year Award for 2024 on Gov.…
The Chief Executive Officer of BIC Consultancy Limited, Dr. Boniface Chizea, has remembered Dr. Paschal Dozie, who passed away yesterday as a Nigerian who was passionate about the role of…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced an investigative hearing into the alleged mismanagement of agricultural funds and interventions by various government agencies…
Reuben Abati “My brother, you do not look cheerful at all.” “I am just overwhelmed by everything” “Any personal issues? I hope there is no trouble in paradise and that…
Isaac Samuel The last is yet to be seen about the leadership crisis rocking the labour party has the House of Representatives Labour Party Caucus, on Tuesday described as laughable,…
From Isaac Samuel A foremost Ebonyi socio-cultural and accountability group, Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), has issued a stern warning to the Deputy Chief Whip of…
Patrick Ekpoh Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has again restated his administration’s zero tolerance to excuses, warning that his administration will no accept any failure on the part of…
The Presidency has described as “fake news” speculation on Monday morning regarding the purported removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. Earlier reports emanating…
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has described the tariffs announced by President Donald Trump of the United States of America as posing significant…
From Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has expressed concern over the newly imposed 14 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump on Nigerian exports, warning that the move could…
