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Economy · Akwa IbomCommunity pharmacists in Akwa Ibom State have raised the alarm over the spike in the cost of medications in Nigeria occasioned by what they described as a “depressed economy” and the rising cost of energy. The association also condemned the heavy reliance on imports of medications and active pharmaceutical ingredients from China and India, despite the nation’s local capacity to produce. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the…See the Story
Akwa Ibom: Community pharmacists seek government intervention to ensure medicine security
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Akwa Ibom · Akwa IbomAkwa Ibom is planning to distribute 48,000 bags of rice to vulnerable households in state. Briefing newsmen at the NUJ Press Centre in Uyo on Friday, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Offiong Offor, said the rice, which would be shared among 2,272 gazetted villages in the state, comprised the 24,000 bags sent to the state by the Federal Government and the additional 24,000 bags approved by the Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, t…See the Story
Akwa Ibom to distribute 48,000 bags of rice to citizens
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Akwa Ibom · Akwa IbomAkwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has warned against stoking the embers of violence ahead of the forthcoming local government elections scheduled to hold on October 5, 2024. The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) had earlier fixed the election for October 26 before rescheduling it to October 5, 2024. Governor Eno gave the warning during the weekend at the State’s monthly prayer meeting for July, held at the Government Ho…See the Story
LG Poll: Akwa Ibom Gov Cautions Against Violence
Akwa Ibom · Akwa IbomA Civil Society Organisation, Policy Alert, has called for the creation of a separate line for Tuberculosis in the 2025 budget of Akwa Ibom State. The Programme Director of Policy Alert, Koko Udo, made the call during an advocacy visit to the Director of Health Planning, Research and Statistics at the State Ministry of Health, Dr Iboro Udo, for the implementation of the FundTB Project. The programme held in partnership with Palladium Group and s…See the Story
Create line item for TB in 2025 budget - CSO to Akwa Ibom govt
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Bola Tinubu · Akwa IbomTinubu emphasised the need for clear vision and detailed plans in the steel and energy sector, adding that “there must be timelines.” President Bola Tinubu on Friday said the Federal Government would ensure that investments in key sectors of the economy followed clear timelines and must impact the lives of citizens. President Tinubu, who received the management of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), led by the Chairman, Mr Alexey …See the Story
President Tinubu vows to revive smelter company in Akwa Ibom
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Akwa Ibom · Akwa IbomThe Ikpa Ibom Ward 2 of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has raised the alarm over what they described as ‘historical marginalization’ in both appointive and elective positions since the creation of the council in 1989 and return of democracy in 1999. Arising from a stakeholders meeting on Friday, they insisted that the chairmanship position for the upcoming local government elections should be zoned to the area. In a communiq…See the Story
LG poll: Akwa Ibom community decries marginalization, seeks chairmanship slot
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Akwa Ibom · Akwa IbomThe Federal Government recently announced that it had dispatched 20 trucks containing 1,200 bags of 25kg of rice to all the federation states. The Akwa Ibom Government says it has received 24,000 bags of 25kg of rice donated by the Federal Government to cushion the effect of the current food crisis in the country. The Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Friday. It would be recalled that the Federa…See the Story
Akwa Ibom receives 24,000 bags of rice from FG to alleviate food crisis
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Akwa Ibom · Akwa IbomThe victims were abducted on Monday, at the Classic Point Hotel, Ibaka. The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a naval rating and seven others in the Ibaka Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, confirmed the abduction in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Eket. She said that the victims were abducted on Monday, at the Classic Point Hotel, Ib…See the Story
Naval personnel, 7 others abducted while relaxing in Akwa Ibom hotel
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