Henshaw NYONG, Uyo. Parents and guardians have been urged to encourage their children and wards to learn Akwa Ibom languages and culture at home and in Schools. The President of Bring Back Our Language (BBOL), a foremost socio-cultural group in Akwa Ibom; Imaan Mike Umoh, said engaging children would encourage the growth of the […]
Samuel Inyang, an engineer and a former managing director of Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd, is dead. He was 74. Mr Inyang’s passing was announced on Monday in a statement from his first son, Itorobong Inyang, who said his father died on 31 July after a brief illness. The late engineer, who had over three […]
• Tinubu okays apex bank’s plans to stabilise currency volatility • How to strengthen Naira, by experts • CBN hammer to fall on speculators The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to stem the continuous slide of the naira against the dollar. Top of these plans is to flood the market with […]
Last week, the World Health Organisation, WHO, categorised the EG.5 strain of the COVID-19 virus as a ‘variant of concern’. The variant was first reported in February 2023 and later designated as a variant under monitoring in July. WHO had earlier designated EG.5 and its sub-lineages as variants of interest. Experts say COVID-19 won’t […]
The Senator representing the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Senator Aniekan Bassey, has expressed heartfelt condolences to a former Chairman of Uruan Local Government Council, Prince Anthony Akan, on the eternal exit of his mother, Lady Veronica Ekpenyong Akan, aged 81. Senator Bassey, who is also the Political Leader of Uruan Local Government Area, […]
Oil marketers, on Sunday, indicated that the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, would rise to between N680/litre and N720/litre in the coming weeks should the dollar continue to trade from N910 to N950 at the parallel market. They also hinted that dealers seeking to import PMS were being forced to put […]
…Say No One Would Be Allowed To Sabotage Good Intentions Of State Govt. Lack of capacity, accountability, experience, technical know-how, equipment and site have been listed by the critical stakeholders in Ikono Local Government Area as a few reasons they ordered Zee Construction Limited; contractor handling the 21.5km Ikot Ayan Ediene – Ikot Ntia […]
By Ukpong Ukpong Recently, my daughters and I went shopping in a popular mall in Uyo. Our first stop was the grocery section since we needed to restock. My second daughter, who loves sampling new products spotted them first and drew our attention – neatly arranged row of various tomato products including tin tomato, […]
Akpabio Commended For Foundation for True Freedom and Public Accountability, a leading advocate for transparency and accountability in government, has commended the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio for his recent announcement on live Television, the recess allowance provided to Senators for their annual vacation. This commendable act of transparency sets a positive precedent […]
The Executive Chairman, Etim Ekpo Local Government Council, Rt. Hon. Imeh Paul Afia, has lauded what he called “pragmatic and people-oriented leadership” of the State governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, for rising up to the occasion of the adverse effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, on all Akwa […]