As part of her Corporate Social Responsibility, Champion Breweries PLC has inaugurated the remodeled health centre for Aka Community in Uyo and organised a two-day free medical outreach for over 1,000 beneficiaries in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The health centre was upgraded with modern facilities, including solar-powered lighting for 24-hour electricity, new beds, shelves, windows, doors, and tiling of floors. Additionally, borehole water system was activated, and offices were renovated to enhance the delivery of primary healthcare services. The accompanying medical outreach, was held from December 30 to December 31, 2024, and provided free eye care, including eye checkups, reading…
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A Pan-Ibibio Union in Akwa Ibom State, the on Ibibio Front, has warned that any attempt by the Ijaw settlers in the coastal borders to try to expand beyond the land granted or donated to them by the forebears will be met with stiff measures and the impact will be disastrous for the aggressors. The warning by the group came on the heels of a televised press conference credited to the Ijaw Youth Council, issued on 24/12/2024, which went viral on social media and the text thereof reported in several national and local tabloids. The warning by the Pan-Ibibio Union,…
Ibibio Front Warns Ijaw Settlers Against Land Expansion in A’Ibom A Pan-Ibibio Union in Akwa Ibom State, the on Ibibio Front, has warned that any attempt by the Ijaw settlers in the coastal borders to try to expand beyond the land granted or donated to them by the forebears will be met with stiff measures and the impact will be disastrous for the aggressors. The warning by the group came on the heels of a televised press conference credited to the Ijaw Youth Council, issued on 24/12/2024, which went viral on social media and the text thereof reported in several…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) yesterday traded words over the recent resumption of production at some government-owned refineries. Obasanjo spoke following the resumption of refining activities at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). After about a decade of dormancy, the NNPCL announced that the 125,000 barrels per day refinery is now operational, working at 60 per cent capacity. This was coming about a month after the Port Harcourt Refinery resumed production, also after a long period of rehabilitation. From Passion to Profit: Meet Inspiring Young Northern Nigerian Entrepreneurs of 2024 High fuel…
Akwa Ibom State Government under the leadership of Governor Umo Eno has hinted on plans to support entrepreneurs with a grant of N310m as part of a deliberate effort to boost economic activities and encourage entrepreneurs in the State. A total of 62 entrepreneurs will be supported, two from each of the 31 local government councils of the state with each entrepreneur receiving N5m each, according to the governor. Speaking at a special Thanksgiving service in Uyo on Thursday, Eno directed interested entrepreneurs to apply for the grant online. “Interested entrepreneurs are to apply online, where they will be required…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has once again reiterated his stance not to back President Bola Tinubu’s controversial Tax Reform Bills. Speaking at the 2025 celebration held at the Filin Mahaha, Kofar Naisa open theatre, Governor Yusuf described the proposed tax hike as “ill-timed, lopsided and inimical to the unity of the country.” In a statement issued by the Deputy Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Garba Shu’aibu, the governor said he strongly opposed the proposed tax reform bills before the National Assembly on the grounds that Nigerians, in general, and the North, in particular, are groaning under the…
The federal government has allocated the sum of N60 billion in the 2025 budget for school nutrition feeding of primary schools as one of the new projects to be executed by the Federal Ministry of Education under its Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) Recall that the immediate past minister of education has hinted that the school feeding programme will be handled by the ministry, which was where it originally started before it was moved to the Presidency. The Federal Ministry of Education was allotted the sum of over N348 billion out of the total allocation of over N2. 517 trillion…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections Peter Obi, says out of the approximately 580 days President Bola Tinubu has been in office as of December 29, 2024, the President spent over 30% or about 180 days abroad, covering over 30 publicly recorded overseas trips. Obi said this at a media chat on Thursday in Abuja on the state of the nation, adding that Nigeria needed selfless and exemplary leadership in 2025. Daily Trust reports that President Tinubu was sworn in on May 29, 2023 and has spent 584 days in office as at…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo has claimed President Bola Tinubu has a special place in his heart for Akwa Ibom State. Ekpo made the statement while speaking to a cross section of women, youths, and community leaders in his hometown of Ikot Udom in Ika local government area. He said: “President Tinubu is a tested and trusted hand. He is an experienced politician and public administrator who knows where he is taking us. Be it petrol subsidy removal or the tax reform bill, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt at all times.” He…
By Shadrach Okon In a well-coordinated operation, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals successfully raided several illegal mining and sand dredging sites in Akwa Ibom and arrested six individuals in connection with the illicit activities. The Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, who revealed this yesterday, 1st January, in a press release published on the official facebook page of NSCDC emphasized the agency’s commitment to protecting critical national assets, particularly in the solid minerals sector, which plays a vital role in Nigeria’s economy. The operation, code-named Operation Hayakin Kogo, is part of the…