The federal government has expressed opposition to the proposals by the National Assembly for creation of nearly 200 new universities in the country. It said with almost 200 bills in the National Assembly for establishment of new universities, there is a growing concern that the system is becoming overwhelmed. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, stated this in Abuja yesterday during the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing. Available records reveal that the country currently has 278 universities, 64 of which are federal; 67, state; and 147, private. The government had, last month, announced a one-year moratorium on…
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…as Ekpenyong reveals why VIN is compulsory in online portal enrollment By Shadrach Okon The government of Akwa Ibom State under the leadership of Governor Umo Bassey Eno has launched a procurement portal to provide indigenous contractors in the state equitable access to goverment contracts, boost job creation and foster economic growth in the state. The Procurement Portable was unveiled yesterday at Government House during a Press briefing by the Commissioner of Science and Digital Economy Hon. Frank Ekpenyong. Hon. Ekpenyong while addressing journalists during the joint press briefing said government is digitizing contract process in Akwa Ibom to provide…
The Akwa Ibom State Government’s initiative to establish the Akwa Ibom Electronic Identity (e-ID) Passport portal is quite commendable. I would like to acknowledge the Honourable Commissioner for Science and Digital Economy for spearheading this effort. For a long time, Akwa Ibom State has cried for a policy direction that aligns its information technology with international best practices. Governor Umo Eno’s appointment of Dr. Frank Ekpenyong as the Honourable Commissioner for Science and Digital Economy appears to be one of the best political decisions made by the governors of Akwa Ibom State in recent history. Although I am not personally…
Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Professionals have been assured of the commitment of the state government to harnessing the potentials of the blue economy and the extensive maritime development. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Sea Port, Comrade Ini Ememobong, reiterated the commitment of the state government to harnessing the potentials when he hosted members of the Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Professionals to a courtesy call in his office on Thursday, March 13. He said the recent commissioning of the Sure Protections project and development of Sure lines in Oron, was a demonstration of Governor Umo Eno’s…
The governor called on all dissatisfied actors to put all that had happened behind and commit to the implementation of the S’Court verdict. Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday appealed to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to consider the interest of the people of the state and embrace peace to resolve the political impasse in South-South state. “It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace,” Fubara said when he commissioned some projects in the Okrika Local Government Area of the state. The governor said he needed peace to govern the state well and called on…
The presidential aspirant of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Thursday, arrived in Bauchi State for a meeting with Governor Bala Mohammed. The purpose of the visit remains unclear as both politicians are currently holding a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Bauchi. Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, is expected to brief journalists alongside Obi after the meeting. The 2023 presidential election saw former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, clinch victory after securing the highest number…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr. Abubakar Mohammed Aseku, an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), for allegedly drawing salaries from two additional government agencies while still employed by the NIS. Mr. Aseku appeared on Tuesday before Justice Binta Dogonyaro of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on a nine-count bordering on abuse of office and corruption. According to the ICPC, the defendant allegedly received N4.2 million in salaries from the Nasarawa State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in 2015 while working as a school…
By Shadrach Okon Ghosts do not not belong to the world of the living. Ghosts have their world. You can never predict the operations of ghosts if you are not a ghost. Humans can only shout and scream with the appearance and disappearance of a ghost. That’s all! Do not attempt to settle a quarrel between ghosts if you do not want to be mistaken to a fool! Leave the battle between ghosts for ghosts to settle. Let them fight and settle their differences in their world. They understand their world. The activities of ghosts transpire in the dark. Ghosts…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday in Abuja, condemned the demonstration of impunity and abuse of the rule of law by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and declared that it is not an offence if he is impeached. “Politics is not play. If he has done something to be impeached, let them impeach him. It’s not a criminal offence,” Wike stated, asserting that loyalty should be reciprocal. The former Rivers State governor added that impeachment ” is provided for in the constitution.” “And let me tell you, I have heard people say, ‘Oh, if they impeach him, there will…
The political crisis enveloping Rivers State has taken a new dimension as the Rivers State House of Assembly has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the Chief Judge of the State for alleged age falsification. This was the subject of plenary earlier on Thursday at the Assembly following the presentation of some documents to the Speaker by the leader of the House, Hon Major Jack. Afterwards the Deputy Speaker, Hon Dumle Maol raised an allegation against the Chief Judge of the state, Simeon Amadi saying, “These document before me simply say that the Chief Judge of the…