Enugu Air aircraft veers off runway
The airline confirmed the incident in a statement, saying all passengers and crew safely disembarked, and there were no injuries...
CSOs launch Nigeria’s forest, climate journalism fellowship
The fellowship was unveiled on Thursday in Calabar, Cross River State, at the fourth Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Deforestation, an annual...
Fubara endorses Chinda as preferred successor
Governor Fubara has asked his supporters to join the political alliance, saying the period of conflict in Rivers State was...
Court jails 12 for naira abuse
The convicts, who pleaded guilty to spraying naira notes at social events, were given the option of paying fines ranging...
Nigerian joins Resource Justice Network global board
The appointment of Akwa Ibom civil society leader Tijah Bolton-Akpan to the global board of the Resource Justice Network places...
Woman killed in Akwa Ibom apartment fire
A woman was burnt to death while a student sustained injuries after a predawn fire razed a four-room apartment in...
Flood: Akwa Ibom youths demand shift from emergency response to disaster prevention
As devastating floods expose glaring preparedness gaps, a youth coalition has asked the Akwa Ibom government to replace its reactive...
CSOs seek single registry in Akwa Ibom, oppose multiple registration requirements
Civil society organisations in Akwa Ibom are pushing for a single, legally backed registration system, arguing that multiple registration requirements...
Akwa Ibom suspends waste evacuation officers after devastating floods
The suspension comes days after heavy flooding submerged parts of Uyo, raising fresh concerns about waste management and blocked drainage...
Magistrate withdraws from Akwa Ibom anti-open grazing case after controversy
A magistrate has recused himself from the closely watched anti-open grazing case involving investigative journalist Ibanga Isine after weeks of...
Akwa Ibom official distances self from controversial flood control report after backlash
As residents grapple with losses from devastating floods in Uyo, a pro-government report praising Governor Umo Eno's flood control efforts...
SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses
A PREMIUM TIMES nationwide survey shows how global supply disruptions and longstanding domestic bottlenecks combined to drive up the cost...
Akwa Ibom residents protest, barricade road over devastating flooding
Hours of heavy rainfall have submerged homes across several communities in Uyo, forcing residents onto the streets in protest as...
NLC threatens protest in Akwa Ibom, gives reasons
The Akwa Ibom NLC has threatened industrial action over a N100,000 permit imposed on dispatch riders, accusing the state transport...
Akwa Ibom releases N60m for family planning commodities after decade-long funding gap
After more than a decade without funding releases, Akwa Ibom has committed N60 million for family planning commodities, but stakeholders...
Police arrest suspected impersonator, recover security uniforms
A routine stop-and-search in Uyo led to the arrest of a man who allegedly posed as a police inspector. Officers...
Eno pays N81bn pension, gratuity in three years, surpasses predecessor’s last four-year record
In three years, N81 billion paid, the decades-old burden is shrinking as Akwa Ibom's fiscal books reveal a dramatic reversal...
EFCC secures conviction of 10 for Naira abuse
Ten people have been convicted in Delta and Edo after pleading guilty to spraying and mutilating the naira at social...
EFCC arraigns two brothers over multiple sales of same land
Two brothers are facing trial after the EFCC accused them of defrauding a buyer by allegedly reselling the same parcels...
Four years after PIA deadline, OML 13 operator unveils host communities’ needs assessment
The unveiling of a needs assessment for OML 13 host communities comes nearly five years after the Petroleum Industry Act...
Akwa Ibom’s ₦42bn CNG bus deal: Fleet arrives, procurement details hidden
Despite budgeting N42 billion for the project over two years, the Akwa Ibom government has yet to disclose the contract...
Where did N10.08bn go? Akwa Ibom LGA under fire over poor state of public facilities
PREMIUM TIMES found that despite receiving over N10 billion in federal allocations in 19 months, Mkpat Enin Local Government has...
Gas Flare: Foundation trains Akwa Ibom oil community on how to demand environmental remediation
The foundation says many host communities remain unaware of their legal rights to gas flare funds earmarked for environmental restoration...
Akwa Ibom local council suspends security supervisor over alleged phone theft at bank
The council said it would abide by the outcome of the police investigation and any subsequent judicial process.
Citizens demand better roads, healthcare, electricity at Akwa Ibom LGAs town halls
Town hall meetings across four Akwa Ibom local governments laid bare deep governance deficits as citizens pressed officials over deteriorating...
