The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base located at Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, says it arrested eleven suspects conveying 483 bags of smuggled rice in two wooden boats. The Commanding Officer, Navy Cpt. Toritseju Vincent, said on…
Commissioner faults HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey rating for Akwa Ibom (Punch)
Commissioner of Health Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, said on Friday said the recent HIV survey results which indicated that the state has the highest HIV prevalence in the country was a misrepresentation of the issues in HIV rating.…
Akwa Ibom governor pledges to pay N30, 000 minimum wage if adopted (Guardian)
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has assured workers that the state would pay the new minimum wage, as soon as the Federal Government adopts it. He gave the pledge during an interactive session with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),…
Akwa Ibom expresses willingness to pay new minimum wage (Guardian)
Akwa Ibom State governor Udom Emmanuel has said the state government was willing to pay its civil servants the proposed new minimum wage when enacted into law. “Minimum wage has never been an issue, it is just that it has…
Buhari to flag off campaign in Uyo (NTA)
President Muhammadu Buhari, will on Friday, December 28 flag off his campaign for second term bid in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom. Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) made the disclosure…
Police not involved in Akwa Ibom House of Assembly crisis, says CP (Punch)
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, has denied direct police involvement in the state House of Assembly crisis which started on November 19. Kimo said this on Wednesday while addressing newsmen on another crisis which occurred on…
DPR shuts 50 illegal filling stations in Akwa Ibom (Independent)
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket office has discovered 50 illegal filling stations in Akwa Ibom state. Mr Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye, the Operations Controller of DPR in Akwa Ibom,who disclosed this yesterday in Eket, said that the illegal filling stations refused to obtain Federal Government…
After two days, police vacate Akwa Ibom Assembly (Guardian)
The Nigeria Police have ended their two-day siege of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. The new development comes less than 24 hours after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki ordered the police to vacate the premises and allow legislators to…
32 law graduates may forfeit law school admission (Punch)
Thirty-two law graduates from Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District may miss their 2018 law school admission for financial reasons. It was learnt that the 32 law graduates had first appealed to the state government for help, but when their…
Strike’ll affect payment of salaries, FG warns (Vanguard)
Commercial activities in some states of the federation were grounded, yesterday, following the strike declared by organised labour to press home demand for a new minimum wage. This came as the Federal Government, yesterday, warned that the strike will affect…