ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a stolen vehicle believed to have been snatched at gunpoint in Aba, Abia State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John said a statement on Thursday, that the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Tony...
Akwa-Ibom State
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Union leaders at the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) compromising of academic and non-teaching staff members have rejected a staggered payment plan for the salaries and allowances owed them by the management. The workers have been on strike over the non payment of the...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has approved an increase in the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state from N5,000 to ₦20,000 with effect from August 1, 2025. The Governor made this announcement during a delivery meeting...
ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – A modern jetty project initiated by the Akwa State Government, located in the coastal town of Oron and expected to be completed by December will boost maritime activities, create jobs and facilitate water transportation to Cross River State. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah,...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – As part of activities to mark the United Nations’ International Widows’ Day, the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has empowered 150 widows with entrepreneurial skills to boost their income generation activities At the Widows’ Enhancement Programme...
ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has expressed satisfaction over the pace of project execution at the elderly Citizens Centre still under construction in the state. The governor stated this during a brief stop over at the Centre located in Itak, Ikono Local Government Area. Impressed...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Government has reassured of its commitment to leverage on agribusiness to boost its export promotion drive. The state government in partnership with key private sector players successfully hosted a series of roundtable conferences on agribusiness which have revived interest in agribusiness....
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development has urged stakeholders and practitioners to adhere strictly to safety measures and best practices in the mining industry. It decries cases of complacency on safety by operators, as well as wanton environmental degradation caused by unethical mining activities...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Ibom Air, a wholly indigenous airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government has announced a revenue growth of 43 percent from N67bn in 2023 to N96bn in 2024. This announcement was contained in a statement issued by the company and signed by Annie...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Accountant General, Uwem Andrew-Essien has donated two laptop computers to the best graduating students of the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) training programme for civil servants in the state. The two beneficiaries are, Engr. Daniel Jonathan, staff of the Ministry of...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – A regional conference organised by Global Rights in partnership with the community of Practice on Civil Space strengthening for the South South zone and held in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom.State capital has solicited an improvement on the operational environment for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)...
President Bola Tinubu has officially received Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom into the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring the governor of stronger support to deliver democracy dividends to the people of Akwa Ibom. The ceremony, held in Uyo, was attended by several high-profile politicians, including the Senate President,...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – A coalition of NGOs has launched sensitization campaigns against Gender and Sexual Based Violence as part of a month long activity to raise awareness on its dangers and the consequences The campaigns which are carried out in partnership with the sexual and gender based...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – All is now set for the grand reception of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno into the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a historic event scheduled to hold on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Eno, elected on the...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo– Federal lawmaker, Ime Okon has clarified the controversy surrounding the reported N1 billion cash grant for constituency projects in the 2025 budget, describing such reports as “false and misleading.” Okon, representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom federal constituency, explained that each federal constituency is allocated N1 billion for...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Another top aide of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, Prince Chris Abasi Eyo has resigned from his position as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Prince Eyo, who was a one-time commissioner for Information in the state and the spokesperson for Umo...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a non-governmental organization implemented by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programmes, has dissociated itself from a recent publication titled “Family planning service providers escape mob attack in Akwa Ibom“. TCI described the report as “inaccurate, misleading, and not representative...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – The Multiplied Grace Fellowship (MGF), a Christian worship group, has empowered 47 students in tertiary and secondary institutions across Akwa Ibom State as part of its 11th anniversary celebrations. The beneficiaries include 43 tertiary institution students and 4 secondary school students who demonstrated good...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Government has ended a three-day prayer summit intended to ensure a period of meaningful development and to usher Governor Umo Eno into the third year of his administration. Eno has recorded modest strides to mark his second anniversary but the achievements...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A civil society organization, Civil and Human Rights Accountability Network (CHRAN), has commended the Department of State Service (DSS) for preventing major kidnappings in Akwa Ibom during the ongoing Eid-el-Kabir festivities. According to credible security sources, DSS smashed a sea pirate gang linked to the...