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Udom Emmanuel in EFCC Net Over ‘N700bn Fraud’

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Udom Emmanuel  Udom Emmanuel, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N700 billion fraud. TheCable understands that the former governor was taken into custody shortly after he arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday around 12:30 pm. Emmanuel was at the EFCC headquarters to honour an invitation over the allegation of money laundering, diversion of funds and stealing preferred against him by Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NCAT), a civil society organisation (CSO). Sources within the EFCC said the petitioner alleged that the former governor received N3 trillion from the federation Account in eight years but left a debt profile of N500 billion and unpaid ongoing projects worth N300 billion in Akwa Ibom state. He was also alleged to be unable to account for N700 billion. There has been no official statement issued about the arrest by the anti-graft agency. Source: TheCab...
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Budget tracking: Budgit Foundation sharpens stakeholders skills in Ibaka

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  Ekere Ime In its unwavering effort to keep citizens abreast of their responsibilities of holding government accountable, a non-governmental organisation, Budgit Foundation has over the weekend extended residents' sensitisation engagement on budget tracking to Ibaka in Mbo local government area.  According to the Akwa Ibom state representative of Budgit Foundation, Mr James Akpan, " the purpose for the sensitization exercise was to educate participants about the budgetary process, including the steps involved, how to engage with their locally elected leaders, and how to write and submit their community needs to these leaders." He noted that the sensitisation engagement has empowered community members to be actively involved  in the operations of their local government, typically in educating them about the budgetary process and its various steps, teaching them how to engage with their locally elected leaders, and instructing them on how to effectively make demands and co...
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Budgit Foundation Trains Nsit Ubium Residents on Budget Tracking

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  Participants at the Budgit Foundation community sensitization engagement held in Ikot Iyire, Nsit Ubium local government area last weekend.  In a bid to inculcate in citizens the habit of holding government accountable, a non-governmental organization, Budgit Foundation has concluded a one day community sensitization engagement in Ikot Iyire, Nsit Ubium local government area.  The programme which took place last weekend in the area, was aimed at empowering community members with accurate knowledge to be active in the running of government for proper inclusion, as well as the budgetary process, steps involved in constructively engaging political office holders, and effectively tracking budgets for proper execution.  Addressing journalists at the end of the sensitization engagement, the Akwa Ibom State Officer for Budgit Foundation, James Akpan mentioned that Budgit Foundation has the sole responsibility of empowering community members to remain active and invol...
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ICPC decries corruption in constituency, executive projects in A'Ibom

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  The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) team tracking constituency and executive projects has decried massive corruption in Akwa Ibom state.  The ICPC team which is tracking 22 projects of total contract sum of N22billion in the state complained of poor delivery and duplication of projects in budgets. The 7th phase of the exercise is carried out in conjunction with the National Institute of Quantity surveyors, a non governmental organization known as Budgit and the media.  Leader of the team, Okuku Okam said a particular road project first awarded in 2010 has been repeated in successive budgets upto last year, adding that so much money has been expended on the road by the federal government. Okam said, "We visited a road that has been awarded since 2010, it has been reoccurring and reoccurring in the budget and it has phases and phases.  "Going by the amount of money expended on that road, by now we shouldn't be seeing pothole...
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NNPC/MPN JV EMOIMEE HCDT Begins Process For Contract Awards in Mkpat Enin LG

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  The NNPC/MPN JV EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust - EMOIMEE HCDT has officially kick started the processes to award contracts to deserving bidders who submitted tenders for various contracts in Mkpat Enin local government area.  In a tender box opening ceremony held at Eket local government area yesterday, 100 tenders was confirmed in the presence of the various bidders for the 35 lots that will be awarded to successful contractors in the first phase of the bidding process.  Addressing the bidders, the Head of the EMOIMEE HCDT Management Committee, Dr Linus Okon, charged those that will be selected to be sincere in managing every fund that will be given to them for the jobs.  He said the Committee will stop at nothing to fish out anyone found wanting during and after the exercise.  On his part, the Committee's Secretary, Joshua Ndoho, mentioned that the exercise was in line with the Petroleum Industry Act, and contractors must be indigenes of Mkpat...
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Menstrual hygiene: Oriental Energy Resources Donates Over 1000 Sanitary Pads, Books to School Girls in A'Ibom

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  In its sustained efforts to address menstrual poverty among female students in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, an indigenous oil firm, Oriental Energy Resources LTD has donated sanitary pads, books and other items to over 1,000 girls in two public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom state. Girls from Southern Annang Comprehensive Secondary school, Orukanam and Community Secondary School, Afia Nsit Urua Nko, Nsit Ibom local government areas benefited. Addressing the gathering at their respective schools, the Managing Director of Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, Mr Mustapha Indimi, said the gesture was part of the company's contributions to the celebration of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, held globally on October 11, 2024, on the theme "Girls Vision for the Future". Represented by the Head, Community and Governmental Relations, Dr Uwem Ite, Indimi stated that the programme was also the company's assistance towards the achievement of the United Na...
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Breaking: Gov Umo Eno Approves N80,000 Minimum Wage For Civil Servants

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   •Constitutes Implementation Committee The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced that the State Government will pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for all state government employees.  To ensure a smooth rollout of this policy, the governor has also constituted an implementation committee, which has been given one month to deliver its report on how the wage increase will be executed. The committee, chaired by the Head of the Civil Service, includes the following as members:  • Chairman, State Civil Service Commission  • Chairman, Local Government Service Commission  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance  • Permanent Secretary, Department of Establishments  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning  • Permanent Secretary/Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice  • Permanent Secretary/Accountant General  • Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission  • Per...
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