Akwa Ibom College of Nursing Sciences set a hard stop. Management opened a grace period from 6am on 6 October to 6am on 7 October 2026 for candidates hit by JAMB system maintenance and for those yet to apply who pick the college as first choice. Akwa Ibom College of Nursing portal was reopened for…
Akwa Ibom education emergency is now official. Governor Umo Eno declared it on Monday, 5 October 2026, at the World Teachers Day event at Uyo Township Stadium. He said education is a pillar of his ARISE Agenda. His words were, “Other than the State Ministry of Health that we declared a state of emergency, I…
Akwa Ibom Judicial Service Commission has four new members following approval by Governor Pastor Umo Eno, PhD. The appointments were announced in an official statement from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government. According to the statement signed by Prince Enobong Uwah, Secretary to the State Government, His Excellency the Governor approved the…
Akwa Ibom CNG buses are the local policy story that fits the national fuel crisis. The state government procured 50 compressed natural gas buses to cut transport cost. The buses arrived in batches. First batch of 20 arrived 30 June 2026 at Government House Uyo from Isuzu production facility in Turkey. Remaining 30 arrived July…
Akwa Ibom Assembly complex is working again after months of silence. A reporter who visited the complex in Uyo on Wednesday 23 September 2026, the day Akwa Ibom marked 39 years of creation, saw fresh construction activity. The date matters because that same day the state was commissioning 39 projects across its local government areas…
Umo Eno Udom Emmanuel political differences have been the loudest rumour in Akwa Ibom for months. On Monday 21 September 2026, Governor Umo Eno tried to kill that rumour in the most public way possible. He went to Awa in Onna Local Government Area. That is the hometown of his predecessor, former Governor Udom Emmanuel….
