Uyo Airport Starts International Flights First Week April as Two Passenger Boarding Bridges Arrive

By Anietie Akpan Victor Attah International Airport has gone a step further towards achieving its international flights operations goal with the delivery of two Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs), at the new smart terminal building. It is expected that the airport will commence international flights operations first week of April. A statement the Governor’s Office MtwoMedia…

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Cross River APC in Damage Control After Erroneous Stakeholders List Sparks Public Outcry

By Ita Williams, Calabar In a significant political misstep, the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a formal apology after circulating a stakeholders’ invitation list that included several highly inappropriate names. The list, intended for a pre-congress meeting with Governor Bassey Edet Otu, mistakenly summoned figures whose inclusion breaches…

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Capacity Building Training: A’ Ibom Sports Ministry Charges Staff on Improved Service Delivery

The Commissioner for Sports, Elder Paul Bassey, speaking at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan As the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Sports concluded its three-day in-house capacity building training, staff have been urged to translate the knowledge and skills acquired into measurable improvements in service delivery. The Commissioner for Sports, Elder Paul Bassey, gave the…

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Digital Mapping of Farms Begins in Cross River in Bid to Secure Premium Global Market

Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Cross River state, Hon. Johnson Ebokpo  Jnr. By Ita Williams, Calabar In a significant move to future-proof its agricultural economy, Cross River State has officially commenced a statewide digital traceability programme for its vital cocoa, coffee, and oil palm sectors. The initiative, announced by the Commissioner for Agriculture and…

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Voter’s Education, Cooperative Engagement, Grassroots Mobilization, Key to Success, Obot Akara Women

By Lucy Daniel ‎Obot Akara Local Government of Akwa Ibom State came alive on Saturday as the Women Sensitization Tour on Civic Responsibility under the “Women Arise” initiative held with a strong call for voter education, cooperative engagement and grassroots mobilization. ‎The event which drew political leaders, women groups and stakeholders from across the 11…

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Health

Affordable Sanitary Pads Critical For women, PadBank
UNICEF Targets 106 Million Eligible Children as Measles Rubella Vaccination Begins
One Feared Dead, Health Ministry Assures Residents, Cross River Remains Meningitis-Free
NMA, Consultants Laud Emergency Medical, Ambulance Service Establishment as Commissioner Commends Signature Project
NUJ, National Health Fellows Partner on Health Care
Insecurity: Block Nigeria’s porous borders now, Archbishop Isong tells FG

Sports

Capacity Building Training: A’ Ibom Sports Ministry Charges Staff on Improved Service Delivery
Gov Otti Pledges Enhanced Performance as Niger Delta Games’ Torch Arrives Abia
Facilities Upgrade Ready in Benin For Niger Delta Games
Kick-Off Akwa Ibom Hits Airwaves in February