| AKWA IBOM STATE |
Akpabio Returns From Successful Overseas Investment Drive, Acknowledges National Honour
Flags of commonwealth nations on display
The medal of the Commander of the Order of the Niger to be awarded Gov. Akpabio on Nov. 14
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswil... - 04 Nov 2011 | |
| NIGERIA |
This is Our Governor In Whom We Are Well Pleased – Akwaibomites Akwa Ibom people of all works of life on Monday November 14 stormed Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, to celebrate to all Nigerians and with Akwa Ibom State Executive Governor, His Excellency Chief (D... - 14 Nov 2011 | |
| TRANSPORTATION |
FG To Connect Lagos – Uyo Via Rail Line The Federal Government says plans have been concluded to construct railway line from Lagos to Uyo in Akwa Ibom State.President Goodluck Jonathan who stated this at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State rece... - 11 Jul 2011 | |
| AVIATION |
Air Traffic Booms at Akwa Ibom Airport "The vision and drive of Governor Godswill Akpabio in completing the Ibom Airport Project has paid off as citizens, residents and visitors to Akwa Ibom and neighboring States of Cross River and Abi... - 30 Jun 2011 | |
| ECONOMY |
State Government Approves N5.5 Billion For Payment of New Minimum Wage The Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the release of the sum of N5.5Billion Naira for the payment of the new minimum wage. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Aniekan Uman... - 19 Oct 2011 | |
| MANUFACTURING |
Akwa Ibom Govt. Budgets N20B For Cottage Industries In 2011 Akwa 1bom Government has allocated N20 billion in this year's budget for the establishment of cottage industries in the 31 local government areas in the state to address the problems of restiveness... - 25 Feb 2011 | |
| AGRICULTURE |
AKSG Sets Aside N8bn For Agric In 2011 The Akwa Ibom State Government has appropriated N8 billion for agricultural development in the 2011 fiscal year. The commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, Obong Eno Akpa, who made thi... - 20 Oct 2011 | |
| CONSTRUCTION |
AKS Sets Record In Road Transformation – Akpabio Governor Godswill Akpabio has taken stock of the construction of roads carried out by his Administration in the last four years and declared that the state has set the record in road transformation... - 21 Oct 2011 | |
| INFOTECH |
Akpabio Vows To Revolutionize ICT In AK
The State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has reiterated his intention to work with the Nigeria Computer Society, South-South Zone to revolutionize the Information, Communication and Technology (I... - 08 Jul 2010 | |
| HEALTH |
Govt Tasks Clergymen to Join In the Fight Against TB and Leprosy Church leaders in the thirty one local government areas of Akwa Ibom State have been called upon to refer persons suspected to have tuberculosis or leprosy to government hospitals for diagnosis and... - 15 Jul 2011 | |
| TOURISM |
Commissioner for Environment Promises Akwa Ibom Rebranding Through Adequate Waste Disposal Commissioner for Environment and Mineral resources, Prince Enobong Uwah, has set an agenda for the rebranded ministry under his leadership saying it will not be as usual. And to backup the rebrandi... - 25 Jul 2011 | |
| ENERGY |
Power Sector Intervention: AK PHCN Distribution May Be Acquired By AKSG An appeal has gone to the Federal Government to treat the sum of eighty million dollars given to the Akwa Ibom State Government to fund Ibom Power Company (IPC) as a grant to support the efforts of... - 17 Oct 2010 | |
| PETROLEUM |
ExxonMobil Resolves Differences With Host Communities
L –R : The Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere; the Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil, Mr. Mark Ward; and Mrs. Glory Essien-Darner, an Executive Director with... - 05 Oct 2011 | |
| EDUCATION |
UNIUYO 17th & 18th Convocation Awards 6,772 Undergraduate and 944 Post-Graduate Degrees The ten year old University of Uyo held a second convocation ceremony at its permanent site off Nwaniba Road to mark her 17th and 18th convocation. The event which was held at UNIUYO convocation gr... - 23 Oct 2011 | |
| SERVICES |
Commissioner Repositions Ministry of Justice The new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Assam E. Assam, SAN has expressed his intention to build a Ministry of Justice office that would adequately command the respect the Mini... - 25 Jul 2011 | |
| SPORTS |
7th Nigerian Air Force Games Lifts 1,000 Athletes To Create Harmony Through Sports The 7th edition of the Nigerian Air Force Games, tagged ‘Calabar/Uyo 2011’, will hold concurrently in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States from 29 October to 5 November 2011. The sporting event is inte... - 27 Oct 2011 | |
| SECURITY |
Governor Akpabio Should Be Emulated - African Leaders At Security Watch Africa in Banjul The plush and the scenic environment of the Sheraton Gambia on the 14th of October played host to top brass security chiefs and dignitaries from different parts of Africa who gathered for the Secur... - 29 Oct 2011 | |
| POLITICS |
Akwa Ibom Tribunal Grants Orders for Inspection of Materials Akwa Ibom Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo has granted orders to two different petitioners directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow them access for inspectio... - 29 Jun 2011 | |