Akwa-Ibom
The new minimum wage public hearing to address issues bordering the Nigeria Labour Congress is set to be held today Thursday 7, 2024 across the six geo-political zones. The 37-member tripartite committee set by the federal government would review the national minimum wage. Ministers, Organized Labour, State government, and Civil Society groups both private […]
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested Ekere Ebong, a lawyer seen in a viral video beating his wife at night at their residence in Uyo. The video which was making rounds during the weekend, had Mr Ebong brutalizing his wife at an odd hour of the night. In the five-minute clip, […]
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as President of the Senate after the inaugural meeting and vote cast. The former Governor of Akwa Ibom served as a Minister for Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 to 2022, represents Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial zone He has been declared the winner and returned […]
The Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong fondly called Hilda Baci, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. In the early hours of Monday at the Amore Gardens Lekki, Lagos State, Hilda achieved her aim. The competition known as the cook-athon started on Thursday at 4 pm […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the presidential election petitions tribunal that President-elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the February 25 election and was validly returned as the winner without needing to get 25 percent of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). INEC stated this in […]
The Federal Executive Council approved two contracts worth N24.20bn for the provision of broadband for free internet in 75 public places, including 20 airports, tertiary institutions and markets nationwide to support micro, small and medium enterprises yesterday. All the projects would be implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission according to Isa Ali Pantami […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Michael Enyong as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom. This follows the Abuja federal high court’s sack of Umo Eno as the governorship candidate and subsequent order mandating the PDP to submit Enyong’s name to INEC. On October 4, 2022, […]
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, said witch-hunting of persons in his presidential campaign team cannot break his resolve to be Nigeria’s president. The former governor of Anambra State made this statement while responding to questions from newsmen at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa, Ibom State Council yesterday. He […]
As the 2023 general elections approach, the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has said he cannot abandon his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike because he has proved to be a trusted and dependable ally. This statement was made by Ortom at a banquet in honour of governors Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Seyi Makinde […]
The Australian government, on Wednesday, warned its citizens to desist from travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. This was contained in a travel advisory issued to Australians on the consulate’s website and obtained by The PUNCH, it read, “There have been significant casualties and […]
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