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Tinubu Sets 180-Day Target For Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones

adminSeptember 18, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Government to produce a roadmap for the full rollout of Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones within 180 days, as the administration moves to create a business environment tailored to technology and digitally driven companies. The directive places the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, at the...

Mambilla: Nigeria Escapes $2.35bn Liability, Secures Legal Cost Recovery

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Nigeria has avoided a potential $2.35 billion liability after an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris dismissed claims brought by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited over the long-disputed Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State. The tribunal also rejected a separate $400 million claim arising from a 2020 settlement agreement, bringing an...

Economic Reforms Must Put Relief In Nigerians’ Pockets- Atiku

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government to measure the impact of its economic policies by the ability of ordinary Nigerians to afford food, transportation and other basic necessities. Atiku said rising fuel, transport and food costs were placing increasing pressure on households, arguing that economic reforms would have little meaning to citizens...

51 Police Families Get N39.97m Relief After Losing Breadwinners

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo For 51 families in Akwa Ibom, a financial burden left behind by the death of police officers who served the nation has received some relief, following the presentation of N39.97 million in welfare cheques to their families and next-of-kin. The cheques, valued at exactly N39,967,409.28, were presented by the Commissioner of Police,...

Eno: Convention Centre, Hotel, Shopping City Sustain 2,000 Daily Jobs

adminSeptember 18, 2026

More than 2,000 people have been engaged daily for about a year in the construction of three major projects in Uyo, injecting fresh economic activity into Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno has said. The Governor said the International Convention Centre, Ibom International Hotel and ARISE Shopping City were already generating economic benefits before their...

Child Abduction: Akwa Ibom Police Orders Landlords To Verify Tenants

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has directed landlords, property owners and house agents to conduct due diligence on prospective tenants, following a reported child abduction incident in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state. The command said the directive became necessary amid concerns that persons with criminal intentions could obtain...

We Have Achieved 18 Hour Power Supply in Some Areas, Says Tegbe

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Electricity supply has risen to as much as 18 hours daily in some parts of Nigeria that previously endured months of outages, Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said. Tegbe disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at the commissioning of a 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly the University...

France’s Africa Return Faces New Push For Resource Control — Minns

adminSeptember 18, 2026

France’s renewed economic push into Africa is confronting a continent increasingly seeking greater control over the extraction, processing and commercialisation of its natural resources, Executive Director of Pan-Africa podcast, Panel 54, Martin Minns, has said. Minns said African countries were no longer content to play a passive role in foreign investment deals, but were increasingly...

Obareki Calls For Governance Systems That Outlive Political Administrations

adminSeptember 18, 2026

The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has called for a governance model anchored on sustainable systems capable of preserving development gains beyond individual political administrations. Obareki said sustainable governance should focus less on temporary interventions or immediate public applause and more on building enduring structures that...

AKWA IBOM @39 : CHIEF O. U. AFFIAH

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Chief O. U. Affiah belonged to the generation of Nigerian nationalists and indigenous political leaders who entered public life at a defining moment in the country’s transition from colonial rule to self-government. He played an active role during Nigeria’s transition to independence alongside key nationalists like Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe under the National Council of Nigeria...

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Tinubu Sets 180-Day Target For Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones

Mambilla: Nigeria Escapes $2.35bn Liability, Secures Legal Cost Recovery

Economic Reforms Must Put Relief In Nigerians’ Pockets- Atiku

51 Police Families Get N39.97m Relief After Losing Breadwinners

Eno: Convention Centre, Hotel, Shopping City Sustain 2,000 Daily Jobs

Child Abduction: Akwa Ibom Police Orders Landlords To Verify Tenants

We Have Achieved 18 Hour Power Supply in Some Areas, Says Tegbe

France’s Africa Return Faces New Push For Resource Control — Minns

Obareki Calls For Governance Systems That Outlive Political Administrations

AKWA IBOM @39 : CHIEF O. U. AFFIAH

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