By Shadrach Okon The Akwa Ibom State Government is set to build a Four Star Hotel in Abuja in 2025. The Managing Director/CEO of Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP) Mr Imo-Abasi Jacob made this known while speaking on Day-3 of the ongoing Exco Ministerial Briefings/End of Year Review in Uyo. Mr Imo-Abasi Jacob noted with optimism that the Four Star Hotel would provide employment for Akwa Ibom State, increase the state’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR, and place the state on a strong financial pedestal for more economic development and growth. He canvassed for a reorientation to checkmate instances where youths…
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… To Digitize Land Administration & Issuance of Certificates of Occupancy An Executive Bill to establish the Akwa Ibom Geographical Information System (AKWAGiS) as an independent government agency, under the supervision of the Ministry of Lands, will be sent to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in 2025, Governor Pastor Umo Eno has announced. Speaking on Day 3 of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council Ministerial Briefing and End-of-Year Review in Uyo, the Governor revealed that AKWAGiS, once launched in 2025, will enable the seamless digital issuance and revalidation of Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O). This initiative aims to revolutionize…
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said Adeleke directed the state’s Attorney General to investigate the case and ensure the man is considered for the prerogative of mercy before the year’s end. Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has intervened in the case of a 17-year-old reportedly sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl, ordering swift action for his pardon. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said Adeleke directed the state’s Attorney General to investigate the case and ensure the man is considered for the prerogative…
… as Governor Eno declares emergency in power sector By Shadrach Okon The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Power and Acting Managing Director of Ibom Power Limited, Engr Cammilus Umoh has lamented that government investment in the power sector has suffered a huge set back due to the high level of vandalization of power infrastructure in the state. Engr Cammilus Umoh made this known while speaking on Day-2 of the ongoing Exco Ministerial Briefings/End of Year Review in Uyo. According the Power Boss, while Akwa Ibom State is the state with the highest investment in power infrastructure in South South…
Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, December 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced a businesswoman, Oluremi Phillips to 17 years imprisonment for N57,690,000 ( Fifty Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Ninety Naira) fraud. Philips was previously standing trial before Justice S.O. Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, following her arraignment on January 27, 2022. However, the trial could not be concluded before the retirement of Justice Solebo in November 2022, a development that resulted in the re-assigning of the case file to Justice Ijelu. She was on May 22,…
By Shadrach Okon The former presidential spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari Mr.Garba Shehu has disclosed the reason why the former president, is silent on issues of national concern since he left office in 2023. Speaking in an article titled: “At 82, Buhari wraps up in silence and dignity in Daura” Garba Shehu said in his article that the former president is keeping to his words which he had promised to be far away from the the nation’s capital to allow his successor to operate without distraction. Shehu who in his article contradicted Buhari with former President Olusegun Obasanjo stated…
By Shadrach Okon NAFDAC has received expired drugs worth over N460million from Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria,( ACPN) Akwa Ibom State Branch.The official forfeiture of the expired drugs took place on Tuesday, 17th December, at the Federal Secretary field, Uyo. Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman, Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Branch, Pharm.Anderson Tony said the exercise was a deliberate initiative aimed at getting rid of expired drugs in the state to avert their reintroduction into the open unregulated market. He noted with dismay that: “unscrupulous individuals within the drug trade have been known to…
In a significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s development planning and reporting capacities, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has conducted an applied training on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT). Developed by UNECA, the IPRT is a tool designed to assist African countries in integrating the SDGs and Agenda 2063 into their national development plans while ensuring harmonized reporting and evaluation. The training, which took place from December 9–13, 2024, aimed to enhance the alignment of Nigeria’s National Development Plan (NDP) with…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has cautioned lawyers against writing unnecessary and frivolous petitions against anti-corruption agencies and judges in the course of litigations. The ICPC boss issued the caution on Monday, when he played a host to the Chairman and members of National Litigation Committee (NLT) of the Nigerian Bar Association, at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. According to Dr. Aliyu, “writing unnecessary petitions against officers of the Commission and Judges without concrete justifications is not proper, as we are all colleagues and partners in the fight…
The prestigious 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting has unveiled its esteemed winners for the year 2024. This momentous occasion took place on the evening of December 9, 2024, at the iconic MUSON Centre in Lagos. The event was a culmination of the virtual Amplify In-depth Media Conference, where commended works, runners-up, and winners of the six categories were announced and presented with their awards. The award categories, which comprised Online, Print, Radio, TV, Photojournalism, Editorial Cartoon, and the overall Investigative Reporter of the Year, witnessed a remarkable display of journalistic excellence. However, it is noteworthy that the overall…