Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel has called on the contractor handling the Eket re-modeling project to ensure early completion of the contract. State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Ephraim Inyang-Eyen, who disclosed after inspecting the road works, said government has released enough funds to ensure the completion of the projects. The commissioner said that in…

Barely 24 hours after sacking his Commissioner for Agriculture, Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has suspended...

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has tasked authorities of the state-owned polytechnic to incorporate entrepreneurial development in the institution’s curriculum to facilitate economic advancement in the country.

Akwa Ibom State government has set up a five-man committee to compile projects executed by the Udom Emmanuel administration from May 2015 to 2019. The governor, while speaking at the inauguration of the committee yesterday at the State Exco Chambers, Government House, Uyo, said the essence of the five-man verification team was in line with…

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has petitioned the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) at the Nigerian Electricity...

Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, says the state government has earmarked N100 million as grant for the state state-owned polytechnic to begin the process of securing full accreditation for its courses. According to a statement by Mr Essien Uduese, the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Emmanuel said this at the sixth convocation…

Akwa Ibom state government has barred its appointees from granting interviews or speaking on issues concerning the state without permission from the governor. The directive was contained in a press statement issued and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem and made available to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday. The government…

This intervention attempts to situate the challenges being faced by lawyers in their practice vis-a-vis attempts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  (EFCC) at emasculating the profession. Without prejudice to the ongoing trial of the president of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Paul Usoro (SAN), one cannot go into the merits of the case because it is…

The Akwa Ibom Government says it is set to inaugurate 49 road construction projects as part of activities to mark the fourth year in office of Gov. Udom Emmanuel’s administration on May 29. The Commissioner for Works in the state, Mr Ephraim Inyangeyen, disclosed this during an interaction with newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. Inyangeyen…

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, on Monday, ordered INEC to allow the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Nsima Ekere, to inspect all election materials used during the March 9 Governorship Election. The tribunal Chairman, Justice A. M. Yakubu, also gave permission to the APC to serve Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, held a special thanksgiving victory service to appreciate God for His mercies during the elections. The service with the theme: ‘The Dangers of Ingratitude’ was organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). Speaking at the…

Since the return of democratic rule in 1999, the last governorship election in Akwa Ibom State was clearly the toughest and most keenly contested one.