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Ibom Developers FZE: A Goldmine in Akwa Ibom State

adminOctober 3, 2026

In early 2004 or thereabout, while working with Benchmark Surveys and Engineering Ltd, we were engaged in calculating the volume of water in all the drainage systems at Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT), ExxonMobil facility. I led the team and we took measurements of all drainages in that facility. From administrative block to dormitory, from warehouse...

Tinubu Challenges Youths To Critique Government, Offer Alternative Solutions

adminOctober 2, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian youths participating in the 2026 National Youth Confab to openly question government policies and put forward workable alternatives where they disagree with existing decisions. The president made the appeal as the National Youth Confab 2026 got underway on Friday, stressing that young Nigerians should have a meaningful role...

Nigeria’s Independence Celebration Takes Low-Key Turn As Military Parade Disappears Again

adminOctober 2, 2026

Nigeria marked its 66th Independence Anniversary on Thursday without the traditional military parade, extending the absence of the ceremonial display to a second consecutive year under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Federal Government’s official programme for this year’s celebration featured a World Press Conference, Juma’at and church services, an Independence Day public lecture and President...

Coastal Road Crash Claims One Life, Three Others Hospitalised In Lagos

adminOctober 2, 2026

A road accident along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road in Lagos has claimed one life and left three others seriously injured. The crash, which occurred on Friday on the section of the road leading towards Eko Hotel, involved a grey Lexus SUV with registration number LSD 554 KV, according to a report by SaharaReporters. The vehicle...

Owerri-Onitsha Expressway Reopens After Attack, 10 Corps Members Rescued

adminOctober 2, 2026

The Owerri-Onitsha expressway has been reopened to traffic after a coordinated security operation following an attack on two buses conveying NYSC corps members and other passengers, with 10 abducted persons rescued. The incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday around the Umunoha axis of the highway, where suspected armed men attacked the buses travelling...

OBONG VICTOR ATTAH

adminOctober 2, 2026

Few Nigerian governors of the Fourth Republic carried the politics of their region from the state level to the national stage as forcefully as Obong Victor Bassey Udo Adiaha Attah. In 2004, while serving as Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Attah became Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), serving until 2006. He was the...

SENATOR GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO, GCON

adminOctober 2, 2026

Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, belongs to the generation of Akwa Ibom sons whose political journeys have carried them from the grassroots of state politics to the very centre of Nigeria’s national leadership. Lawyer, politician, former Governor, former Minister and now President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Akpabio has traversed...

2027: A’IBOM WORKERS HAVE REASONS SUPPORTING GOV. ENO — UDO KIERAN

adminOctober 2, 2026

• Eno Has Put Workers’ Welfare at Heart of Governance By Ernest Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has placed workers’ welfare at the centre of his administration, with the government settling billions of naira in inherited gratuities, improving salaries, expanding recruitment and sustaining dialogue with organised labour, the Senior Special Assistant to the...

FG Moves To Modernise Address System With New Digital Postcodes

adminOctober 1, 2026

The Federal Government has launched a National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System designed to improve how Nigerians and businesses identify, access and connect to opportunities and services across the country. The initiative, launched by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), is expected to provide individuals, businesses, government agencies and service providers with a more reliable digital means...

Hardship: Nigerian Workers Celebrate Nation at 66 With Warning Strike

adminOctober 1, 2026

Nigerian workers are marking the country’s 66th Independence anniversary with a three-day warning strike, as public sector unions protest worsening economic hardship and the Federal Government’s failure to address their demands. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) directed federal, state and local government employees nationwide to commence the industrial action from midnight Friday,...

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