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The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has consistently demonstrated his unique approach to governance. These approaches have made governance very easy and rewarding for the people of Akwa Ibom State in different ways. For the first time in the history of Akwa Ibom State, Personal Assistants to the Governor have been appointed across all political wards in the State. Last week, over 40 Permanent Secretaries in the State smiled home with a brand new SUV official cars that befit their status as the highest rank in the…

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A 500-level student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Akwa Ibom State University, Blessing Obot, has emerged as the winner of the department’s maiden poster competition. Obot, whose research focused on ‘designing and developing an automated fish feed dispenser,’ amassed 95.33% to beat his closest rival, Courage Ekanem, who scored 93.78% to finish second. Godwin Akpan clinched third spot with 92.22%. The automated fish feed dispenser designed by the winner of the competition is capable of dispensing 1kg of 3mm pellet in 20 seconds while dispensing a similar-weight of 9mm…

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Head of the Media and Advocacy Unit of the Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission, EARCOM, Rev. Osondu Ahirika, PhD, has lauded Commissioners who served on the recently dissolved Akwa Ibom State Executive Council describing them as good ambassadors of their constituencies and communities who served the State well. Faulting those who say the Commissioners overstayed their welcome or underperformed, Dr Ahirika argued that the best-suited assessor of the performance of the Commissioners is Governor Umo Eno who appointed and supervised them, insisting that if the Governor has scored them high,…

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The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso, has criticized detractors of the current administration for their renewed media attacks and campaigns of calumny. Dr. Ndueso described recent criticism of Governor Umo Eno’s decision to reward a young Nigerian, Precious Bodunde, with ₦10 million for her exceptional ability to pronounce the five longest words in the English dictionary as “mischievous.” Speaking during a television interview in Uyo, he noted that such baseless accusations were not surprising, as political opponents have…

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Akwa Ibom State‘s newly-appointed Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare has pledged to tackle the rising wave of crime in the state. He spoke when he paid a courtesy visit to the state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital. SolaceBase reports that CP Azare, who identified pockets of kidnappings, armed robbery, communal clashes, and homicidal cases as some of the security challenges facing the state, assuring the Governor that his team in collaboration with the DSS in the state have commenced profiling the sponsors…

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BUA Group has clarified the Akwa Ibom refinery’s progress, denying 90% completion claim, and assured timely delivery and energy security. The BUA group on Sunday clarified that although its 200,000 barrels per day crude oil refinery located in Akwa Ibom, South-south Nigeria, was progressing and would be delivered on schedule, it was not yet 90 per cent completed as erroneously reported in some quarters. The Abdul Samad Rabiu-led business conglomerate, in a statement on Sunday, also stated that in the last 10 years, it had spent about $3.5 billion on…

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The National Social Housing Project in Akwa Ibom State would be commissioned on November 1, 2018, says facilitator and renowned Social Housing expert, Architect Ezekiel Nyah Etok. The Social Housing Scheme when completed will eventually come to fruition eleven years after conception. Conducting newsmen round the expansive site to show progress of work-done so far,  Arc Nya-Etok, reiterated that the project, a pilot programme of the Federal Government Social Housing Scheme will have its first phase completed and keys handed over to prospective owners by November 1, 2018. “The Social…

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The political and economic inclusion programme of Governor Udom Emmanuel is an open arm policy which signifies that irrespective of political affiliation, that the state government was ready to partner with relevant authorities and agencies for the development of the state. A media aide to the Governor, Mr Essien Ndueso, while dismissing speculations of any rift between the Governor and the leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission, said such opinions were highly erroneous as the governor remains upbeat with his time evaluated policy of political inclusion. “On the 20th…

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The chairman NMA AKS has appreciated the government of Akwa Ibom State led by His Excellency, Deacon Udom Emmanuel for giving doctors the conducive atmosphere to operate as the foremost professional body in the state. The association also commended the Commissioner for Health, Akwa Ibom State, Dr Dominic I Ukpong for his role in supporting its various activities in 2017.   Speaking after a meeting with the NMA state officers committee, Dr Uwah applauded the strides made by government in 2017 which were geared towards enhancing health care delivery in…

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    By Patrick Antia     The Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr) Etetim A. Onuk has disclosed plans by the Local Government Council to initiate an Empowerment Scheme, aimed at awarding soft loans to the families of soldiers who died in combat.   This much was revealed by the council’s helmsman, at the 2018  armed forces remembrance day celebration, held at the Local Government Council grounds on Monday, January 15, 2018. He said the gallantry of the soldiers who gave their lives for the nation…

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