By Ekaette Okon-Joseph On a humid morning in Uyo in late September 2023, barely four months after taking office, Governor Umo Eno stood inside a once-quiet public building along IBB Avenue and made a pointed statement about the future of Akwa Ibom’s economy. The former state e-library, long underutilised was being reborn as the Ibom…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Dianabasi Effiong Following the State Executive Council’s approval for new road projects and the continuation of ongoing ones, Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, has released the sum of N123.5 billion for the payment of mobilisation fees, right-of-way compensation, and the settlement of due Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs) to contractors handling…
Gov. Umo Eno at the Ecco meeting on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State government has approved 11 executive bills for an onward transmission to the State House of Assembly for necessary action. The 11 bills which included the Akwa Ibom State Hotels and Tourism Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, were approved at the State…
Gov. Bassey Otu (left), putting heads together with former Gov. Donald Duke at the meeting. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu at the weekend delivered what he described as a “State of the Union” address, rallying elders and critical stakeholders of Cross River State to unite behind his administration’s quest to…
By Magnus Effiong Residents of Calabar metropolis and indeed people of Cross River State have expressed excitement over Gov Bassey Otu’s decision to once again float free transport services to cushion the high transportation cost as Christians prepare to celebrate Easter this week. PillarToday reports that the Governor embarks on this gesture every festive peeiod….
By Magnus Effiong As disagreement between the Cross River State government and cocoa farmers over the issues surrounding the government-owned cocoa estate in Etung local government area of the State continues, a Calabar-based human rights lawyer, Ntufam Mba Ukweni (SAN), has given a one-week ultimatum to the State Attorney General, Mr. Ededem Ani Esq. to…
By Utibe Udokang The Special Adviser to the Governor on Cooperatives and Rural Development, Rt. Hon. Alice Ekpenyong, has described the ARISE Cooperative initiative as a direct fulfillment of Governor Umo Eno’s campaign promises. She noted that the initiative is delivering economic empowerment and inclusive governance directly to women at the grassroots level under the…
President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan A renowned business management strategist, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal strategy is what is keeping Nigeria off top global debt list . Ibrahim who is the Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate, said as a result of this, Nigeria is not…
Gov. Umo Eno By Etim Etim Akwa Ibom State government announced this week that it had cleared all outstanding bank debts totaling N39.831 billion, including principal and interests and reduced gratuity backlog owed retired workers from N110 billion inherited from the previous administration to N80 billion as at December 2025. Commissioner for Finance Emem Almond…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan In order to reposition the State for better service delivering, the State Government has reset the financial management landscape of the State grown growing its portfolio investment from N6.0b to N10.0b. The State’s Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Emem Almond Bob said this on Monday, March 2, during a media…
