In Akwa Ibom State, a Nigeria’s oil-rich but youth-dense South-South region, a development experiment is quietly aligning local ambition with global priorities. At a time when governments across the Global South are grappling with youth unemployment, skills mismatches, and inclusive growth, the administration of Governor Umo Eno is leveraging youth entrepreneurship as a practical pathway […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has formally endorsed the ARISE With Renewed Hope Initiative, describing it as his political structure and machinery for the 2027 general elections in Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement by a media aide, Jackson Udom, Akpabio spoke in Abuja over the weekend during a visit by the leadership […]
Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom governor, has denied reports that he ordered the withdrawal of security operatives attached to his predecessor, Udom Emmanuel. Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, told journalists in Uyo on Monday that deployment or withdrawal of police personnel is the prerogative of the Inspector-General of Police, not governors. “To the best of our […]
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peace, unity, and sustainable development as the state celebrates its 38th anniversary since creation. In a statewide broadcast on Tuesday morning in Uyo, the Governor expressed gratitude to God, the founding fathers of the state, and Akwa Ibom people for what he […]
The Progeessives Governors’ Forum has formally welcomed Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State. According to Eno, he was welcomed warmly to Benin City, Edo State, where the forum hosted a two-day regional meeting. Under the political framework of the current All Progressives Congress (APC), the Progressives Governors’ Forum serves as a forum for […]
BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State in S’South Nigeria has described the trending video of his daughter – Jane Eddidiong Ufot – accusing him of involvement in the death of his wife as a political mischief by his detractors. Stating that his family was intact, Eno pleaded with his political detractors […]