EKPO REJECTS MMI LOPSIDED EMPLOYMENT CLAIM, LISTS N36BN GAS PROJECTS, N300M LPG INTERVENTION FOR AKWA IBOM

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, PhD, has dismissed allegations of lopsided distribution of oil and gas sector employment opportunities in Akwa Ibom State, describing the claim by Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio (MMI) as baseless. In a statement issued on...
  • September 10, 2026

UNIUYO STAFF, STUDENTS HAIL EKONG’S TOWN HALLS AS NEW ERA OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE BEGINS

There is a clear distinction between managing an institution and leading one, and at the University of Uyo, the Ekong administration appears to be choosing leadership. As the administration approaches its first 100 days, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Christopher N. Ekong, has embarked on town hall meetings...
  • September 10, 2026

AKWA IBOM POLICE NAB REPEAT OFFENDER, RECOVER 21 MILLION NAIRA WORTH OF STOLEN CAMERA EQUIPMENT

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial burglar and recovered photographic equipment valued at over N21 million in a major breakthrough against burglary in the state. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo...
  • September 10, 2026