Patrick Ekpoh The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Uyo Zonal command has called for collaboration and synergy with relevant stakeholders, including the Akwa Ibom State government to…
Press Release STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT: SENATE PRESIDENT AKPABIO LEADS NIGERIA’S DELEGATION TO POPE FRANCIS’ FUNERAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the…
By Isaac Samuel Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), Friday made his long-awaited appearance before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the State of Emergency in Rivers…
…Tasks him to drive Investment and job creations in emerging economies The President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been appointed to the World Bank’s Private…
By Marcel Okeke President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took a major step towards the realization of the proposed national population and housing census by inaugurating an eight-man high-level committee led by…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for drastic actions to reduce Nigeria’s value and cost of public borrowing. The LCCI stated these yesterday in a public…
By ETIM ETIM The defection of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State to APC yesterday has heightened speculations that his counterpart in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno will follow suit.…
Patrick Ekpoh Affiliate bodies of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State chapter—including the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) and the Association of Specialists Medical and…
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The…
The IMF has sounded a warning to all countries over the surging public debts. This warning was issued on Wednesday by the Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department, Mr. Victor Gaspar.…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed fear that the strong policy actions that have been taken by governments in Africa to bring down inflation, stabilize public debt, and reduce…
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Senator James Manager announced…
According to The Africa Report, the meeting took place in London last week, shortly after Tinubu left Paris. The meeting, it was learnt, was at the insistence of Governor Fubara,…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria Monday night after a 19-day trip to France and the United Kingdom, stepping into a country that has grown increasingly anxious…
by Reuben Abati Pope Francis who died yesterday morning, April 21, at the age of 88 was a trailblazer in more than one respect and definitely one of the most…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to unity and reconciliation across the state, declaring that the sustenance of peace far outweighs any political interest.…
A Professor of Economics and former Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Mike Idi Obadan, has stated that the current tariff war, which…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in its “MAN Economic Review Second Half 2024,” has said that real manufacturing investment fell by 35.3 percent year-on-year to N658.81 billion in 2024.…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has kicked against the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Bill currently before the National Assembly, which proposed that no…
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State Police command said it has rescued a two day old baby allegedly sold by mother, Blessing Walter and grandmother Grace Walter in Oron local government…
The Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has declared that Nigeria’s democracy is in a decent into tyranny under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…
By Edward Wong New York Times A draft White House executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On the evening of 5 April 2012, the prime-time bulletin on the television news of the Malawi Broacasting Corporation (MBC), announced to the country that the…
Comfort Isaac The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has encouraged Christians to reflect on the lessons of Easter season and rededicate themselves…
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has asked President Tinubu to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians and restore hope and peace to the nation. In his 2025 Easter…
As IGP Appreciates AGF, INTERPOL, Assures of Diligent Prosecution The Nigeria Police Force has successfully completed the extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, male, widely known as “Killaboi,” from Doha,…
By ETIM ETIM The most topical political issue this Easter weekend is Gov. Umo Eno’s public endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term and the discussions it’s generated across…
Comfort Isaac Barely one week after the Niger Delta Sports Festival which was held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; the State Ministry of Sports has announced plans to set up…
A report by the Nigerian Institute of International Affair (NIIA) has declared that the hike in tariffs by the United States of America would hit Nigerian agricultural and manufacturing SMEs…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the ongoing trade war between the United States of America and the rest of threat to Nigeria’s N323.96 billion…
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…
