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- 3 Nov 2023
Akwa Ibom to Open State for Tech Opportunities
The Senior Special Assistant to Akwa Ibom State Governor on Brand Management and Marketing, Mr Raphael Edem has assured that the ARISE Agenda of the state governor, Pastor Umo Eno will open up the…
- 5 May 2021
Akwa Ibom State Government Lauds MTN Foundation for Youth Empowerment with Ibiom
The MTN Foundation in partnership with the Duke of Shomolu Productions brought smiles to faces in Akwa Ibom as the story, Ibiom: When Doves Fly, was masterfully retold in a two-day show at the Ibom…
- 14 Sept 2016
Samsung Demonstrates Support for Smart Education in Akwa Ibom State
Samsung Electronics West Africa has launched its fourth Samsung Smart School Project for teachers and students in Akwa Ibom State. The launch underlines Samsung’s commitment to help facilitate the…
- 7 Sept 2019
Akwa Ibom: An Emerging Miracle State –Ekeh, Zinox Boss
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group has described Akwa Ibom as a miracle state, even as he heaped praises on the current administration of Gov. Udom Emmanuel. Ekeh made this disclosure while…
- 16 Feb 2009
Zinox Launches PC Acquisition Scheme in Akwa-Ibom State
Zinox Technologies has launched staff computer acquisition scheme in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, which is designed for civil servants on the state’s payroll, to own Zinox branded computers with…
- 17 Oct 2015
EFCC Arrests Akpabio, Former Akwa Ibom Gov over Alleged N108Bn Fraud
Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senate Minority leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State was yesterday, arrested and quizzed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at…
- 22 Sept 2008
Akwa Ibom Reposition in Ocean Science, Technology
Akwa Ibom State has said that it was ready to help re-position the country in capacity-building in Ocean Science and Technology. Governor Godswill Akpabio who stated this at the one-day meeting with…
- 20 Jul 2018
Akwa Ibom, SERGE Capital Sign MoU on Science, Tech Park
Akwa Ibom State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with SERGE Capital Investment Limited on the resuscitation of Ibom Science and Technology Park. Speaking on the occasion,…
- 15 Nov 2017
CSO Scrutinises Akwa Ibom Government for Alleged Internet Signals Jamming
Akwa Ibom State has come under scrutiny by Paradigm Initiative over alleged flagrant jamming of internet signals during football matches. According to PI, “On October 7, 2017, thousands of Nigerians…
- 19 Jan 2014
Akwa Ibom Commences Online Payment for Court Fees
The Akwa Ibom State has commences online payment for all court fees, the first State to carry out ICT revolution in the judiciary sector in the country. The State Judiciary came into…
- 27 Feb 2022
Akwa Ibom Concludes ICT Software Development Training for 100 Youths
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has commended the one hundred, 100, youths who participated in the Dakkada Digital Skills BOOTCAMP training on ICT software development for the successful…
- 6 Oct 2025
Akwa Ibom, T2 Set to Drive Digital Transformation
Akwa Ibom State is setting its sights firmly on the future, as the Governor, Pastor Umo Eno signaled his government’s intention to partner with T2 to accelerate digital technology growth and…
- 12 Mar 2018
NITDA Rewards Startups, pledges N25m Digital Capacity Building Center in Akwa Ibom
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Friday rewarded various tech startups through its subsidiary organisation, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), at…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 3 Jan 2019
Akwa Ibom Plans to Establish Airline
The Akwa Ibom State Government says it plans to establish an airline company to ensure maximum utilisation of its modern airport. Governor Udom Emmanuel said this in his speech at a solemn assembly…
- 29 Apr 2020
Akwa Ibom Govt Names Leo Stan Ekeh, 18 Others in Post COVID-19 Economic Committee
With Nigeria and the rest of the world still coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic which has hobbled global economies, the Akwa Ibom State Government is already looking ahead to repositioning…
- 15 Sept 2008
Akwa Ibom, Silverbird Sign N33Bn Tropicana Entertainment Centre Contract
A N33 billion contract agreement has been signed for Akwa Ibom Tropicana Entertainment Centre between the state government and Silverbird Showtime Ltd. Governor Godswill Akpabio signed the contract…
- 19 Oct 2009
Mobil Producing Award Scholarship Akwa Ibom Indigenes
Mobil Producing Nigeria , operator of the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture has awarded scholarship grants to Akwa Ibom State indigenes as part of the oil major’s decade long commitment developing the…
- 11 Jun 2020
Gov.Udom Receives Post COVID-19 Economic Committee Report
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has received the report submitted by the 20-member committee put together by his administration to reposition the state for the post COVID-19 economy. …
- 20 Sept 2022
Akwa-Ibom to Generate Own Power for ICT, Infrastructure Development
The Akwa Ibom State Government has advanced plans to boost the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) tools for innovation with the intention to commence the generation of own…
- 8 Jan 2013
AKBC Gets New Digital Transmitter, Studio
Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Cooperation (AKBC) has been upgraded with the inauguration of a new digital transmitter and studio for better service delivery. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state…
- 15 Apr 2013
Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder to Visit Akwa Ibom
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, the iconic American computer programmer, Internet entrepreneur and founder of Facebook , a social networking service will reportedly visit Akwa Ibom state next month.…
- 13 Jul 2021
AY-TEIN Commends FG for Proposed Akwa Ibom Technology University
Advocacy for Youth Transformation and Empowerment Initiative (AY-TEIN), a frontline pan-Nigeria public service group, has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the…
- 25 Jul 2014
CBN, States Sign MoU on MSMEs Fund
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Executive Governors of Delta, Osun, Oyo, Akwa-Ibom and Bornu States among others on the operation and…
- 13 May 2019
Airtel Launches 4G Network in A’Ibom
Airtel Nigeria, telecoms giant, has launched a 4G network in Akwa Ibom State to boost internet usage in the area. Speaking at the formal launching in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, Mr Segun…
- 20 May 2015
PDP, APC Govs Unite Against Jonathan, Asks FG to Account for $20Bn Oil Money
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister of the Economy and minister of Finance, to account for $20 billion oil revenue. The governors insisted…
- 19 Dec 2016
Glo Shines as Thousands Sing Xmas Carols @ Uyo
Thousands of Akwa 'Ibomites' and other guests from all over the world converged on the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday as the state government held the ninth edition of its annual…
- 6 Dec 2018
EFCC Charges Usoro, Top Telecom Lawyer with N1.4Bn Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a N1.4 billion fraud charge against Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), foremost telecom lawyer and President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the the…
- 23 Mar 2013
Stirring e-Revolution with Ibom e-Library Project
Only a naysayer will say that a revolution is not taking place in Akwa Ibom State. The once rural and tetchy state is now a staggeringly beautiful landscape open for business. The administration of…
- 16 Jul 2021
Court Discharges, Acquits Usoro, Ex-NBA Boss of N1.4B Fraud Charge
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday discharged and acquitted Paul Usoro SAN, foremost telecom lawyer and immediate past President of the Nigerian Barr Association (NBA) of the N1.4billion…