By Ekemini Simon The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service, AKIRS has sealed off the premises of defaulting tax payers in its tax compliance enforcement drive. The tax agency in the early hours of today, Thursday, October 26, 2023 sealed off the Uyo branches of Keystone Bank and Heritage Bank for failure to settle […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has saved N289 billion into the non-oil account for the month of September 2023 The FAAC has been operating the account since June 2023 as a buffer against hard times. It is different from the Excess Crude Account (ECA). This is contained in the statement at the end […]
President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 147th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Luanda, Angola, Senator Godswill Akpabio has urged countries of the world to work towards global peace to foster development. During the general debate on the theme: parliamentary action for peace, justice […]
Otuekong Evans Akpanobong, President of the Akpanobong Group – a dynamic and diversified conglomerate with interests in oil, gas, shipping, finance, and construction – has spoken out about the impressive progress made by Governor Umo Eno in Akwa Ibom. The Mkpat Enin born business mogul while fielding questions yesterday from Journalists and Bloggers in […]
Indigenous oil firms, the Frontier Oil Ltd and Savannah Energy, Uquo Gas Ltd have assured affected communities of prompt payment of 3 per cent operational expenditure, Opex, as contained in the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Oil Ltd, Engineer Dada Thomas spoke at the weekend during the inauguration […]
***Gives Backing To A’Ibom Amended Traditional Rulers Law, Cap 155 of 2022 The Assembly of Clan Heads, Akwa Ibom State has passed a vote of confidence on the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno for the successes so far achieved by his administration and the commitment to herald the State into […]
Assembly of Clan Heads in Akwa Ibom State has given full backing to the appointment of Oku Ibom Ibibio and Patriarch of Ibibios Worldwide, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr.) Solomon Daniel Etuk, CFR as the President General of Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers by the state Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno. The […]
The Kogi State Government, on Sunday, said that there was an assassination attempt on the state governor, Yahaya Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, it stated that the […]
••• Says We Are To Forge Strong Bilateral Parliamentary Relationship Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Sunday arrived Luanda, Angola for the 147th IPU Assembly as the Leader of Nigeria’s delegation. Senator Akpabio who was accompanied by four Senators and five members of the House of Representatives was received […]
The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, will inherit no fewer than 25 high-profile corruption cases involving former governors, ministers and senators. Some of the cases, especially those against some ex-governors, have lasted several years. While some are still under investigation, some have spent years in court with no […]