By Iniemem Ndueso Akwa Ibom State Government has fixed March 16 as the deadline for registration into the ARISE Women Cooperative Initiative. The initiative is where all women across the state are to apply and participate in the sundry empowerment programmes. The announcement was made on Monday, March 2, during a Women Sensitization Tour on…
Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi speaking at the ceremony. By Ekaette Okon-Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday stepped up efforts to integrate women in fishing and fish processing into formal cooperatives, positioning Uruan’s vast aquatic economy as a launchpad for broader agricultural ecosystem development. Speaking at a women’s mobilisation and sensitisation programme in…
By Ekaette Okon -Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government has launched a ward-based cooperative empowerment drive targeting 1,100 women in Mbo Local Government Area as part of broader efforts to expand women-owned businesses and strengthen grassroots economic participation across the state. Speaking on behalf of Governor Umo Eno at a women’s mobilisation meeting in Mbo,…
One of the mills. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to grassroots economic transformation, through strategic investments in agro-processing and women empowerment. The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, made this known during the commissioning of 10 Oil Palm Processing Mills for…
Some of benefiting women at one of the commissioned Mills in Esit Eket. By Ekaette Okon-Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government has commissioned five new women-focused agro-processing mills in Esit Eket Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This brings the total number of functional facilities to 65 benefiting more than 73,000 women across the…
By Tina Ezin Lafarge Africa Plc has announced plans to expand its Sagamu Cement Plant in Ogun State and Ashaka Cement Plant in Gombe State, as part of efforts to strengthen local cement production, boost capacity and improve operational sustainability across its facilities. The company disclosed that the new production lines will deploy modern dry-process…