2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 have witnessed the inauguration of over 3,000
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His Excellency, Sir (Dr.) Godswill Akpabio, CON (Governor)
vision for an empowered populace and a private sector-driven economy, acting as a catalyst to Nigeria`s industrial revolution. To create a dynamic, prosperous, and productive populace, where equal opportunity, justice, social, political equity, and harmony prevail.
President Goodluck Jonathan greets and felicitates with all Nigerian women as they join others across the world in celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8, 2013.
In keep...
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Akwa Ibom State's Long-term foreign and local currency ratings to 'BB-' from 'B+'. The Outlooks is Stable. The agency has simultaneously affirmed the National Long-term r...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland that his Administration has embarked on bold policy and institutional reforms aimed at adding 20 million metric ones of food to...
The Government of Akwa Ibom State in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Akwa Ibom State Chapter organizes a one day inter-denominational Thanksgiving service to usher in ...
The fifth edition of Akwa Ibom Government Christmas Carol Night featuring 9,999 choristers, the biggest assembly of carol singers on earth for this year was marked with pomp and panoply last night ...
All is set for the largest group of Carol Singers in the world to mount the terrace for the annual Christmas Carol Night, hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Government.In a stat...
Members of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on tour of Akwa Ibom State project sites
Members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Thursday last week commenced a statewide tour of s...
The Federal Government has pledged to build better systems and procedures that would strenghten the capacity of relevant government agencies and halt mismangement, inefficiency and lack of transpar...
Akwa Ibom Executive Council has proposed a 2013 draft budget amounting to N459,305,166,710 and would forward same to Akwa Ibom House of Assembly for consideration and approval.
Of the total amount...
Akwa Ibom state on Saturday, 3rd November, got its first female deputy governor as the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Idongesit Ntem-Isua, swore-in Valerie Ebe after getting nomin...
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in her plenary confirmed the nomination of Lady Valerie Ebe as the Deputy Governor of Akwa ibom State. The Governor of Akwa Ibom, Chief Godswill in his letter ...
A Welcome Address Presented by the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON, on the Occasion of the Visit of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the F...
The Federal Government has pledged its readiness to collaborate with Akwa Ibom State Government in turning Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) facilities of Akwa Ibom International Airport into...
President Goodluck E. Jonathan will tomorrow (Saturday) undertake a one-day official visit to Akwa Ibom State to commission the new Governor's office and perform the ground-breaking ceremony of an ...
The Akwa Ibom State 2012 budget was given a five star profile by intellectuals across the country. The former Minster of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El Rufai rated it as the best pe...
Twenty five years is a milestone. The calendar of special celebration assigns it the name SILVER JUBILEE and it is often marked with pomp and pageantry. And so it was for Akwa Ibom State on Septemb...
Introduction
About the early 1950's when the world turned attention to the backwardness of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, industrialization was seen as the logical solution to the problem. Econ...
One of the highlights of the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, would be the commissioning of the underground drainage project in Uyo. During his la...
Stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State lay bare before the Presidential Investigation Panel the remote and immediate causes of the pre-election violence which had rocked the state on March 22, 2011 and pr...
Model of the new roundabout under construction at Ikot Ekpene / Ikpa Road junctionUyo, the capital city of oil producing Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria’s biggest oil producer, has in the past...
As the Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Coordinating Committee (IMDLCC) train moves from one Local Government Area to another to commission and inaugurate life-changing projects delivered to the peo...
The progress reports on the achievement of MDGs reveal that Sub-Saharan African countries are still lagging behind other regions, even as the target date of 2015 is close.
Though United Nati...
Recently, Akwa Ibom State Government played host to a powerful delegation of National Assemblymen and members of the constitution review committee, precisely 44 distinguished senators of the Federa...
Nigeria : Checking reality against vision. Nigeria 's economic potential has never been in doubt. The country is greatly endowed with abundant human and natural resources, which, if properly harn...
Some people might have known this, but many might not have known that Obong Akpan Isemin, first civilian Governor of Akwa Ibom State, was a philosopher politician and an astute negotiator. On...
Everyone has seen the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, in full traditional garb. Very few know that he is a veritable sports enthusia...
In this second part of the interview granted Midweek Pioneer team of Friday Udo, Ag. Editor; Ime Isuaikoh, Ag. News Editor and Dominic Akpan political correspondent the Akwa Ibom Information and So...
Traditionally, economists say health is a major predictor of economic growth and development. That's probably explains why it is said that the health is wealth. The actualisation of such a dream, h...
Emmanuel Enoidem is the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Renewal. In this interview with Deputy Editor Sam Akpe he spoke on the state government's social and economic contract wit...
Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020 had identified discontinuity of development plans, programmes and projects as part of the bane of effective budgeting in Nigeria. It proposed a framework under a new legal ...
Despite the frayed relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon compounded by the disagreement over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula, the Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroon, Ambassador Hadiza Mustapha, has...
AS 2015 approaches, governments and its agencies are going back to the drawing boards to ensure nothing is left undone so as to actualise their promises to the electorate. Besides, such meeting has...
The first female Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Barrister Valerie Ebe was sworn in on Saturday.
Ebe, who took over from the outgone deputy governor, Mr. Nsima Ekere who resigned last Wednesda...
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Information and Communications, Aniekan Umanah has stated that the state e-Library would enhance knowledge economy for the state and the entire country, given its in...
The Federal Government has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Akwa Ibom State government in turning Maintainance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) facilities at the Akwa Ibom International Air...
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that utterances by some politicians have threatened national security. He made the observation in Uyo while opening a Senate Retreat holding at Le Meridian Hote...
THE posting of 93 new ambassadors to various parts of the world should ordinarily signify a new order in international relations for the country. It should also provide some hope for Nigerians in t...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor Chief Godswill Akpabio has received commendations from Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for his efforts in human capacity development in his state.
Prof Soyinka who...
The South-south geo-political zone has called for a reduction in the powers and operations of the federal government in order to make the centre less attractive and give more room for the governmen...
President of Republic of Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame, whose country is one of the reference points in the world today for its viable rehabilitation and growth strategies, said, yesterday, at the second ...
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda was chosen as the keynote speaker for the second South-south Economic Summit because of the transformation of Rwanda under his watch from an ailing economy to the fa...
Chairman, Senate Committee On Ecology and Environment, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in this interview with some select journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State, says security and unemployment challenges, facing th...
Elder Joshua Eyo Asuquo, Council member, Chartered Institute of Commerce of Nigeria and the immediate past chairman, Nsit Ibom local government, speaks on the economic benefits the university will ...
Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday, described the Sun Man of the Year Award 2011, bestowed on his AkwaIbom State counterpart, Chief Godswill Akpabio by the managemant of the S...
Description: The Mall and a Cineplex covering an area of 22,000 square meters will contain; several types of retail Shops, Eateries, Coffee Shops, Six Cinema halls as well as Atriums. The Mall will include a kindergarten facility to assist parents in their daily activities as well as staff working in the mall etc. The retail facilities will be selected to reduce competition. It is expected to attract world class retailers such as Marks & Spencers, Maey's and additionally Home Appliances Supermrarket will be provided and an office Depot store, and office and residential furniture show rooms.
Tropicana 250 Rooms 5-Star Hotel
Contractor: Silverbird
Description: The Tropicana 5-star hotel on a built-up area of 3,500 square meters has 15 floors including its ground floor, with a 24 hours Cafe/ Lounge-Bar, and Continental Restaurant at ground floor, the Banquet Hall is located at the Ground Floor in a separate structure connected to the hotel via an internal covered walkway. The Hotel will be provided a swimming pool, tennis court, gymnasium center, etc. The hotel is designed to international standards in order for its facilities to be certified by Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott, Holliday-In, and Intercontinental Hotels; one of which will eventually manage the hotel.
Remodelling of Uyo
Contractor: NIGERPET
Description: Rehabilitation and remodelling of selected roads and strategic roundabouts / junctions in Uyo metropolis
Construction of Olympic Size Stadium
Contractor: JULIUS BERGER
Description: Construction of a befitting Olympic Size stadium with a sitting capacity of 30,000 persons aimed at meeting the sports needs of the people of Akwa Ibom
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