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Yuletide: Four agencies to intervention on Calabar-Itu-Aba road
Four federal agencies have agreed to collaborate with the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs to intervene on the dilapidated Calabar - Odukpani- Itu - Ikot Ekpene - Aba road. The intervention seeks to ameliorate the plight of motorists on the road. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs,...
NDDC’s N24billion Ogbia-Nembe road ready for inauguration
BAYELSA - Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is preparing grounds for the commissioning of the N24 billion Ogbia-Nembe Road, built in partnership with Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC. It spans 29 kilometres through swampy terrains in Bayelsa State. Speaking on behalf of the NDDC Acting Managing Director, Gbene Joi Nunieh, after inspecting the project on Sunday 24th November, the Acting Executive...
The Dune report on failed roads: Akwa Ibom gov’t tackles contractors
Abasifreke Effiong Akwa Ibom state government has directed all contractors handling road projects in the state to return to site or risk being blacklisted. The directive is coming few days after The Dune newspaper report detailed how newly completed roads constructed by the Udom Emmanuel adminstration were failing barely few months after they were inaugurated. The report generated reactions from...
Chevron, Others Train Teachers in Cross River State
Kufre Etuk CROSS RIVER - Star Ultra Deep Petroleum LTD, a Chevron company, in collaboration with Cross River State Government, and other stakeholders has concluded a five day training for teachers in public schools as well as donated teaching and learning aids to five secondary schools in the state. Guests at the training on Friday, 22nd November, 2019. The five days...
A’Ibom state government suspends 71 students from school
The Akwa Ibom state government has suspended 71 students of Secondary School, Etoi, Uyo local government from school indefinitely for "unruly conduct". Their suspension was announced on 21st November by the state government's education monitoring team. The state governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel had said it will not hesitate to discipline any student found culpable in sabotaging the free...
Lawmakers laud AKIRS for improvement in IGR
Abasifreke Effiong Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriations has lauded the Akwa Ibom Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS) for the significant improvement in the state's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2019. AKIRS generated N26.6 billion, which represents about 84 percent of its projected revenue, as at the end of September 2019. Chairman of the...
N250,000 up for grabs in OpenGov Hackathon
A non-governmental organisation working for improved development outcomes in economic governance, environment and community livelihoods, Policy Alert, has announced that its Open Gov Hackathon 2019 will hold on 21-22 November, 2019 in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by the organisation’s Programme Officer (Anti-corruption and governance reforms) Faith Paulinus in Uyo....
97 percent of road constructed by Governor Emmanuel administration has failed – Lawmaker
Ekemini Simon Members of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriations have queried the Works Commissioner in the state, Mr. Ephraim Inyang-Eyen for poorly constructed roads. Members of the committee frowned at the rapid failing of newly completed roads by the Governor Udom Emmanuel administration, saying such poor quality of work was unacceptable. The lawmakers observed that although...
Kingsley Byron Foundation donates books to students in Ibesikpo Asutan
AKWA IBOM - A humanitarian group, Kingsley Byron Foundation has distributed 1500 copies of exercise books to students in secondary schools in Ibesikpo Asutan local government area, Akwa Ibom State. The foundation which is funded by an officer of the Nigerian Army, Mr. Kingsley Byron Ekpenyong has undertaken many interventions in support of the free and compulsory education programme of...
2000 graduands convoke at AKSU’s 4th and 5th graduation ▪...
Abasifreke Effiong AKWA IBOM - The Vice Chancellor of the Akwa Ibom State University, Prof. Eno Ibanga has said that 2000 graduands will convoke at the 4th and 5th convocation of the university holding on Friday 8th November 2019. The convocation which will hold at the Ikot Akpaden campus of the university was preceded by a convocation lecture on Thursday...
