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By Our Correspondent When Governor Umo Eno assumed office in 2023, one of the major pillars of his ARISE Agenda was the promotion of agriculture and food sufficiency. The governor passionately encouraged all citizens of Akwa Ibom State, including civil ...

With Saviour Ekpe, Ph.D Akwa Ibom State government under the leadership of Pastor Umo Bassey Eno has proved to the people of the state that he actually meant well for the state before assuming the office as governor. This has ...

With Saviour Ekpe, Ph.D The present administration led by Pastor Umo Eno has continuously shown a strong determination to improve the living standards of the people through people=oriented programmes and activities that have direct bearing on the lives of the ...

With Saviour Ekpe, Ph.D The global economy is witnessing a strategic shift toward the Blue Economy as nations and sub-national governments around the world increasingly recognize the immense wealth embedded in oceans, coastlines, waterways, fisheries, maritime transport, marine minerals and ...

By Saviour Ekpe The Ibom Deep Sea Port Project has recorded a significant milestone as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, led a high-level technical engagement and strategic working session with project partners, Africa Global Logistics (AGL) ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the enforcement date for the mandatory geo-fencing of Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals to August 1, 2026, in a move aimed at giving financial institutions and payment service providers additional time to comply with ...

Nigeria’s widening MSME financing shortfall has come into sharper focus as MTN Nigeria and SMEDAN intensify efforts to bridge the country’s estimated $158 billion annual funding gap through the mySMEville platform. The initiative, which has onboarded more than 2,600 micro, ...

Finance leaders across Africa have called for accelerated investment in digital finance infrastructure to expand financial inclusion and improve cross-border payments. This is has finance leaders, regulators, investors, fintech executives, and corporate stakeholders gathered in Lagos for the 6th Africa ...

Africa’s worsening trade finance crisis may deepen over the next two years as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, surging energy prices and tightening global credit conditions threaten to widen the continent’s financing gap to $86.6 billion by 2027, ...

The Federal Government has announced the opening of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) registration portal as part of ongoing efforts to equip Nigerians with practical skills, reduce unemployment and strengthen economic productivity across the country. The initiative, ...