Prof. Offiong Aqua. By Anietie Akpan The recent series of online tirade by Prof. Offiong Aqua, accusing Governor Umo Eno’s administration of neglect and poverty in Akwa Ibom, have been dismissed as a baseless and desperate ploy by an attention seeker for pecuniary gains. Prof. Aqua had posted series of videos on the social media,…
Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has so far spent ₦10 billion on empowerment. Out of this, about ₦2.4 billion only has gone to members of Support Groups, stressing that details of individual beneficiaries are available on the Group Dashboard of the portal. Speaking during a…
By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has called for urgent reforms to safeguard the rights of children within Nigeria’s legal and justice systems. U The call was made during the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference in Enugu, which brought together over 20,000 participants including…
From left, The CRS NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey, Minister for State, Investment Trade and Industry, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, and Comrade Agba Jalingo By Ita Williams, Calabar In a move aimed at promoting economic development, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh has floated a new N500 million Micro, Small,…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong The administration of President Bola Tinubu will continue to provide good governance to Nigerians, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, has assured. Idris said this at the opening of the ‘Federal Government’s South-South Milestone Under President Tinubu’s Administration’ with the theme: “Midterm report of President…
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso, By Anietie Akpan The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso, has revealed that the process of getting empowerment from the government is strictly through registration and validation on the State portal. He has emphasized…