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  For the Board's top performance and his overall accomplishments in both the private sector and public spheres, the League of African Development Students (LEADS-Africa), has conferred its prestigious Africa's Patriotic Personality Award on the Chairman — Board of Directors, Ibom Power Company, Engr. Etido Inyang.  The presentation took place yesterday at the corporate office of Ibom Power in Uyo. Engr. Meyen Etukudo, Ibom Power Managing Director led other management staff to welcome the LEAD-Africa delegates. Photo: The Chairman, Ibom Power Board, flanked by Engr. Meyen Etukudo, Ibom Power Managing Director,  other management staff and the League of African Development Students (LEADS-Africa) during the conferment of prestigious Africa's Patriotic Personality Award on the Chairman — Board of Directors, Ibom Power Company, Engr. Etido Inyang at the corporate office of Ibom Power in Uyo.  Notable Africans honoured in the past by the group include; Hon. Ronald Chitote...

  Sampson Enyongekere A Chartered Engineer who is fully registered with the British Engineering  Council, Engr. (Dr.) Wisdom Patrick Enang, says that unlocking the abundant agricultural potentials in Akwa Ibom State will boost food sufficiency, and bring mega revenue to the State. Dr. Wisdom Enang dropped the hint on Friday, April 7, while speaking with  journalists on the need to boost food sufficiency and develop agro-allied products beyond just the subsistence level.  The shrewd Oil and Gas Consultant said that as a State with clear comparative advantage in commodities like palm produce, Akwa Ibom should have evolved its farming goal from achieving food sufficiency, to becoming a major revenue earner from same. Defining Agriculture as the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals, both for economic and domestic purposes, the ebullient youth and leadership coach, informed that the agricultural sector of an economy remains exceptionally the most important sector o...

  The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Reps Unyime Idem, has condemned alleged plots to install interim government in the country. This condemnation followed a motion of urgent public importance he sponsored on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday April 4, 2023.  Rep Idem, while moving his motion, noted that on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, the State Security Service issued a warning on some individuals who are allegedly plotting to install an interim government in Nigeria. "The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, part 1, section 132, allows for change of leadership through the ballots and the constitution allows for a four year tenure of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after each election cycle" Idem said  "Interim government is undemocratic, unconstitutional, and unknown to our laws as a court of competent jurisdiction had in time past so declared. if the plots are allowed to see the light of the da...

Over seventeen years ago, precisely in 2006, a population and housing census was conducted and the full impact of that project has been largely unclear. This is  because as shameful as it is, even the federal, state and local governments which need statistics and the demographic data of the census for planning cannot authenticate the figures. Figures have only been bandied around, yet Nigerian leaders expect they could plan with such a guess material. This poor conduct of the 2006 national census explains why the country has been wobbling in all sectors. Census is the main tool for planning, so that each sector will get finances and other resources to achieve results. It is common place to hear leaders at different levels and this includes the Presidency, Members of the National Assembly, Governors, State Houses of Assembly Members, Local Government Chairmen, mention all kinds of figures when it came to a discussion on the population of Nigeria. At no one time have two leaders ment...