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Akwa Ibom Moves To Unlock 20-Year Power Transmission Project

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Government has pledged to intervene in unresolved community and compensation issues that have kept the 330kV National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) Lot 18 transmission line unfinished for about two decades. The commitment, according to Governor Umo Eno, is driven by the potential of the Ikot Ekpe-Ikot Abasi transmission project to strengthen electricity...

Syria’s War Leaves Another Deadly Legacy as Idlib Blast Kills 14

adminSeptember 10, 2026

At least 14 people have lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries after an explosion ripped through a weapons depot in northern Syria’s Idlib province, turning what remained of a decade-long conflict into another tragedy for civilians and emergency workers. The blast occurred on Wednesday near Sarmada, with the force of the explosion triggering...

Zelenskyy Demands Tougher Global Action As Russian Strikes Intensify

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has renewed calls for stronger international pressure on Russia, saying the continued missile and drone attacks across Ukraine require a more forceful global response. According to a report by USA TODAY News, the appeal followed fresh Russian strikes that Ukrainian authorities said affected Kyiv, Sumy and other parts of the country,...

FG Admits Reforms Have Yet To Ease Pressure On Nigerian Households — Akume

adminSeptember 10, 2026

The Federal Government has acknowledged that the benefits of its economic reforms have yet to sufficiently reach Nigerian households, with Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, saying the next priority is to translate improved economic indicators into better living conditions. Akume, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the 12th Synod of the...

Trump Offers $5,000 ‘Dividend’ If Republicans Retain Congress

adminSeptember 10, 2026

US President Donald Trump has offered a $5,000 payment to every American adult if voters return Republicans to power in both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump announced the proposed payout, which he called the “Trump Dividend,” while addressing the Republican midterm convention in Texas on Wednesday, linking the payment to the...

NUC Approves Medicine, Surgery Programme For AKSU

adminSeptember 10, 2026

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of Medicine and Surgery at Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), paving the way for the institution to admit its first batch of medical students from the 2026/2027 academic session. The approval was contained in a letter dated September 3, 2026, following a resource verification exercise conducted...

AKWA IBOM @39: DR. ESIN ANWANA ESIN

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Dr. Esin Anwana Esin was a pioneering physician, statesman, senator, Federal Minister and community leader whose remarkable life reflected the transformative power of education, professional excellence and public service. He belonged to the pioneering generation of Akwa Ibom sons who recognised very early that education was the pathway to personal advancement, community development and meaningful...

Gas Flaring: Niger Delta Communities Bear Cost As FG Threatens Licence Revocation

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Communities in Nigeria’s oil-producing region are still bearing the health and environmental burden of gas flaring as the Federal Government moves to revoke the licences of investors who fail to develop projects meant to commercialise gas now being burnt at flare sites. The warning from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) comes despite N521.87...

Oyetola Reorders Port Agencies, Moves Dry Port Duties To NPA

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has begun a restructuring of Nigeria’s port administration with an order transferring inland dry port functions previously handled by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The directive, according to a statement by the minister’s Special Adviser, Dr Bolaji Akinola, is part of...

Zimbabwe Human Rights Commissioner Dies After Alleged Axe Attack

adminSeptember 9, 2026

HARARE — A commissioner of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Dr Martin Muduva, has died after he was allegedly attacked with an axe during a domestic incident in Dzivarasekwa Extension. According to ZBC News, Muduva sustained serious injuries in the attack on Tuesday night and was taken to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals for treatment....

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Akwa Ibom Moves To Unlock 20-Year Power Transmission Project

Syria’s War Leaves Another Deadly Legacy as Idlib Blast Kills 14

Zelenskyy Demands Tougher Global Action As Russian Strikes Intensify

FG Admits Reforms Have Yet To Ease Pressure On Nigerian Households — Akume

Trump Offers $5,000 ‘Dividend’ If Republicans Retain Congress

NUC Approves Medicine, Surgery Programme For AKSU

AKWA IBOM @39: DR. ESIN ANWANA ESIN

Gas Flaring: Niger Delta Communities Bear Cost As FG Threatens Licence Revocation

Oyetola Reorders Port Agencies, Moves Dry Port Duties To NPA

Zimbabwe Human Rights Commissioner Dies After Alleged Axe Attack

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