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A/Ibom assembly seeks relocation of DPR, ExxonMobil to state

The Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly has advised the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the need to relocate its subsidiaries to the state.  The subsidiaries are the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS).  House to collaborate with Red Cross on IDPs – Gbajabiamila The House also […]
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FG to revamp abandoned fishing terminals in A’Ibom — Presidential Aide

The Federal Government has promised to reactivate the abandoned fishing terminals in Akwa Ibom  to complement its drive for the non-oil economy as  well as create employment for the teeming youth. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday after the tour of facilities […]
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Mob set 2 robbers ablaze in Akwa Ibom

An irate mob apprehended four armed men along the Abak Boulevard in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Tuesday night and set two of the robbery suspects ablaze while others fled. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the armed men attempted dispossessing a pregnant woman of her handbag around 9.00pm, when her cries for […]
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Navy nabs another 5 suspected rice smugglers in A/Ibom

Barely five days after six suspected rice smugglers were arrested in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state, the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area has paraded another five suspects and seized 516 bags of rice allegedly smuggled from the Republic of Cameroon. Parading the suspects on Tuesday in Ibaka, the Commanding Officer, […]
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A/Ibom distributes relief materials to fire victims

Akwa Ibom state has donated relief materials to victims of the fire outbreak which occurred early this at the Yoruba fishing settlement in Iwokpom community in Ibeno Local Government Area of the state. Presenting the relief materials at the weekend, the state Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo expressed his sympathy to victims who lost their valuable […]
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Gov. Udom appreciates God for peace in A/Ibom

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state has expressed thanks to God for the peace that the residents of the state are enjoying under his administration. Gov. Emmanuel, who spoke yesterday at the Ibom Hall ground, Uyo during the one -day solemn assembly to usher in the year 2020 and to re-dedicate the state to […]
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Akwa Ibom plans to establish labour data bank

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state has approved the establishment of a labour data bank to provide statistics of unemployed persons in the state. The data bank would help the state government plan for the number of unemployed graduates, skilled and unskilled job seekers in the state. In a telephone interview with our correspondent […]
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Teachers warn against ill -treatment in A/Ibom

Teachers in Akwa Ibom state have warned the state government against humiliating teachers in public schools, especially their young colleagues, saying they would no longer tolerate such ill-treatment. State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Etim Ukpong gave the warning in Uyo on Saturday during the celebration of the 2019 World Teachers’ […]