Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of a '13th-month' salary for workers in the state civil service. Mr Eno directed the accountant general to ensure the p... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- Timipre Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa State and former minister of state for Petroleum Resources, has appealed to the federal government and the Economic and Financial Crimes ... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- When Governor Umo Eno left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June, he assured Akwa Ibom residents that his defection would not change hi... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- A former presidential adviser, Ita Enang, says he will not contest the 2027 governorship nomination against Governor Umo Eno, citing what he described as an "understanding and agre... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has sealed off Ibom Plaza, a popular public space in Uyo, three days after a PREMIUM TIMES' report exposed widespread infrastructural decay in the st... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- As Nigeria grapples with growing security challenges, a former minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has accused President Bola Tinubu administration of ... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- For many residents, Uyo, the capital of oil-rich Akwa Ibom State, was once a symbol of order: clean streets, running fountains, coordinated landscaping and smooth roads that made d... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to protect Nigerian schoolchildren after gunmen abducted pupils and teachers from St... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Tinubu of "surrendering to terrorists" following a wave of abductions, killings, and school shutdowns across northern ... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Bayelsa West senator, Seriake Dickson, has recused himself from a Senate Committee on Local Content investigative hearing probing allegations that former Minister of State for Petr... Read More