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Akwa Ibom Tech Week Targets Job Creation, Plans Career Fair For Local Talents

adminOctober 16, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo Akwa Ibom Tech Week is seeking to close the gap between unemployed technology talents and organisations searching for skilled workers, with a career fair planned as part of efforts to convert the state’s growing pool of innovators into economic opportunities. The initiative will bring job seekers, recruiters and businesses together during its...

Child Marriage: Reps Order Four-Week Audit Of Protection Programmes

adminOctober 16, 2026

Nigeria’s efforts to protect girls from child marriage are facing a fresh legislative test, with the House of Representatives giving five committees four weeks to identify gaps in existing interventions and propose stronger laws and budgetary support. The directive followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Khafilat Ogbara, Chairman of the House Committee on...

Petrol Scooping Turns Deadly As Tanker Fire Engulfs Oluku Market In Edo

adminOctober 16, 2026

A desperate rush to collect petrol spilled from a fallen tanker preceded a devastating fire that left several people injured and many others feared dead near Oluku Market in Benin City, Edo State, highlighting the deadly risks of approaching fuel spills before emergency responders secure an accident scene. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m....

Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer, Recover Cable Wires In Uyo

adminOctober 16, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspects in separate operations in Uyo, recovering a large quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and cable wires allegedly linked to theft. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, October 16, 2026, on behalf of...

Minimum Wage: NLC Moves To Reopen Talks As FG Insists On June 2027

adminOctober 16, 2026

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has challenged the Federal Government’s attempt to defer negotiations on a new national minimum wage until June 2027, insisting that preparations for the review should begin immediately despite the government’s warning that an early process could disrupt industrial relations. The disagreement centres on whether the government should begin setting up...

LITFCMB Warns Traders As NAFDAC Uncovers Alleged Fake Products At Trade Fair Complex

adminOctober 16, 2026

The Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board has warned traders against using the commercial hub to circulate dangerous or substandard goods following a National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) raid that led to the arrest of two suspects. The suspects were allegedly linked to the illegal revalidation of expired drinks...

MEMAN Seeks Market Reforms To Make Local Refining Nigeria’s First Option

adminOctober 16, 2026

Nigeria should make locally refined petroleum products the backbone of its domestic fuel market, with imports reserved for bridging supply shortfalls, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has said. The association’s Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Clement Isong, said the approach would strengthen supply security and shield the downstream petroleum sector from...

Eno Moves To Reposition Oron As Maritime, Trade Hub

adminOctober 16, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has initiated a comprehensive maritime infrastructure project in Oron to boost coastal transportation, trade, fisheries and tourism under the state’s ARISE Agenda. The project, aligned with the administration’s Blue Economy development targets, features passenger and cargo jetties, a terminal building, warehouse, cold room, fish-drying facilities, hotel, recreational area...

Senate Orders Nationwide Review Of Medical Care At NYSC Camps After Corps Member’s Death

adminOctober 15, 2026

The Senate has initiated a nationwide examination of medical facilities and emergency response arrangements at National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps following the death of corps member Etimbuk Daniel in Enugu State. According to Channels Television, the decision followed a motion sponsored by Senator Aniekan Bassey, which called for an assessment of healthcare delivery...

THREE PRESIDENTS IN A’IBOM: WHAT IS DRAWING AFRICA TO UYO?

adminOctober 15, 2026

By Emma Akpabio What would bring two former Nigerian presidents, a former Botswana president and some of Africa’s distinguished minds to Uyo on the same day? Beyond the prestige of their presence, what does their gathering reveal about Akwa Ibom’s growing ambitions? On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, former Botswana...

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