The nine oil-producing states in Nigeria shared N450.60 billion from the federation account through the 13 percent derivation formula in 2021. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo,...
The Senate Committee on Industry, yesterday, clashed with officials of the Bank of Industry (BOI) over details of loan beneficiaries. While the senators wanted their identities Managing Director of BOI, Olukayode Pitan, who appeared before the...
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned governments in 34 states of the federation about flash floods in the next three days. It said moderate and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods have started in...
The bodies of five prospective youth corps members, who died in a motor accident last Wednesday, have been buried in Akwa Ibom State. The deceased, who were on their way to the NYSC camp in Katsina...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a four-man robbery gang that killed an Inspector and another officer guarding a hotel along Nung Udoe Road in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area. The police also arrested...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday inaugurated a 1kilometre flyover at Ikot Oku Ikono, Uyo constructed by the administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel. Obasanjo, who was special guest of honour at the commissioning ceremony, said completion...
Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay Rivers and Akwa Ibom states $3,372,963,196. Rivers will get $1,114,551,610.00 and Akwa-Ibom $2,258,411,586. According to the court, the money...
Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) rose from their meeting in Akwa Ibom yesterday with criticism of the Buhari administration’s handling of security, the country’s debt and the suspension of...
Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday attacked a police station in Akwa Ibom State, killing a mobile police officer on duty at the station. However, the Police in...
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Amiengheme Andrew says they have arrested 10 suspects over the deadly attacks on security officials in the state. The suspects were arrested during a Joint Task Force’s raid...