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Akwa Ibom Assembly returns to abandoned complex two days after PREMIUM TIMES report

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has resolved to return to its main complex along Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, for legislative proceedings, despite stalled renovations and concerns ... Read More


Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (2)

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Grace* never saw a state budget document, she never read a federal appropriation law or examined a budget implementation report. She probably did not know that Nigeria's HIV respo... Read More


Emboldened by Adeleke's victory, Akwa Ibom residents knock Eno over 'poor' performance

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The outcome of the Osun State governorship election has triggered a fresh debate in Akwa Ibom State over Governor Umo Eno's performance, with some residents and commentators questi... Read More


Imo spends N2.19bn on security as N1.47trn budget records 14.4% performance in first half of 2026

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Imo State Government under Governor Hope Uzodimma spent N2.19 billion on security-related services in the first half of 2026, even as the state recorded a 14.4 per cent overall... Read More


Experts challenge Akwa Ibom HCDTs to diversify funding beyond oil money

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) in Akwa Ibom State have been urged to move beyond reliance on statutory contributions from oil companies and develop stronger systems for ... Read More


DPP takes over prosecution in Akwa Ibom farmer-herder case

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The Akwa Ibom State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has taken over the prosecution of the criminal case involving a herder accused of allowing cattle to destroy the farmla... Read More


Akwa Ibom governor abandons assembly rehabilitation but pushes N248.83bn tourism projects

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- For nine months, the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Complex has remained mostly idle after lawmakers and staff vacated the premises for a rehabilitation project that has had lit... Read More


Akwa Ibom varsity finally secures law accreditation months after Eno's misleading claim

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Eight months after Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno attributed the approval of a law programme at Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) to his defection to the All Progressives Congres... Read More


Under Okpebholo, Edo debt rises, now Nigeria's sixth most indebted state

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Edo State's domestic debt has risen sharply under Governor Monday Okpebholo, climbing from N113 billion at the end of 2024 to N172.37 billion by March 2026 and moving the state fro... Read More


Osun Election: Lawyer demands prosecution of Fadahunsi over alleged call to kill Accord supporters

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has called for the immediate prosecution of Francis Fadahunsi, a senator, over his alleged call for the killing of Accord Party members ahead ... Read More