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Akwa Ibom State, Thursday, recorded 17 fresh COVID-19 cases as Nigeria’s infections from the virus inched closer to the 35,000 mark. Nigeria’s COVID-19 epicentre, Lagos State, had the highest number of cases for the day with 156 persons infected with the virus while Ondo State comes second with 95 reported infections.  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its Twitter handle stated this as the country had 595 new cases of the virus for the day. The new COVID-19 infections were reported in 24 states in the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), taking Nigeria’s total cases to…

After years of leadership tussle, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the United Labour Congress have buried their hatchets and closed ranks to work together as one. The ULC broke away in 2015 during the delegates conference to elect new leadership for the NLC. The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, who broke the news to reporters after a joint session meeting on Thursday in Abuja, said the leadership of the ULC has been re-integrated into the NLC. ”That after several disputes the strain between the NLC and UCL has finally been resolved after several negotiations. “The NLC and UCL will always…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, waded into alleged corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with a directive to the security agencies to join the National Assembly in ensuring well-coordinated investigations. Buhari stated this in his reaction to the exchange of bitter words between the outgone Acting Managing Director of NDDC’s Interim Management Committee, Dr. Joi Nunieh and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio over allegations of unauthorised expenses in the commission. The President said the coordination investigation among security and investigating agencies with the National Assembly will ensure that the administration’s effort to bring sanity, transparency,…

After months of agitations and clamour to rejig his administration and bring in new hands, Governor Udom Emmanuel, Thursday, sent names of seven Commissioners/Special Advisers- nominees to Akwa Ibom House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The nominees who will join as members of the State Executive Council are Prof. Eno James Ibanga, Acting Vice-Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University; Hon. Frank Archibong who doubles as Chairman of Eket Local Government Council and ALGON Chairman, and Comrade Ini Ememobong, the current Publicity Secretary of PDP in Akwa Ibom and Dr. Imo Moffat, a senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics,…

“I was admitted immediately that evening with a temperature of 38.3°c (after taking antipyretics) and SPO2 of 97%.” Dr. Nsikak Nyoyoko, Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, testified this, after he was discharged from Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State due to severe COVID-19 attack. “Two days later, I was confirmed COVID 19 positive but was too sick to cry. I kept hope alive with prayers and family support. My phone became my closest companion,” Nyoyoko stated. Speaking with Straightnews publisher on Thursday, July 16 on telephone, the NMA boss who was among the 59 COVID-19 patients,…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, dared the police and rescued embattled outgone Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission’s Interim Management Committee from house arrest. Dr. Joi Nunieh, the former NDDC’s boss, reportedly placed on house arrest by some police personnel at her residence in Port Harcourt was freed by the governor and whisked to Government House, Port Harcourt. Wike was said to have gone to the residence after a telephone call by Nunieh, walked in there and ordered the policemen out, thereby freeing her from the pruported siege. Nunieh was scheduled to appear before the House of Representatives…

Akwa Ibom Government and Joint Health Sector Union State, Akwa Ibom chapter are brandishing swords on one another following the ongoing strike by the union and threat by the government to sack the striking workers. JOHESU had given the state government a 15 day-ultimatum from Monday, June 15, 2020, to accede to their demands, failure which an indefinite industrial action would commence on Tuesday, June 30. Among the demands by JOHESU include the non-implementation of the already agreed 80% of the National Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), and a review of the hazard allowance to the minimum of 50% of…

Nigeria has reported 643 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 34,259. This is according to the latest figures released on Wednesday night in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases were recorded in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Lagos State maintained its lead position with 230 new infections, followed by Oyo – 69, while the FCT recorded 51 cases. The remaining 16 states with new infections are Edo – 43, Osun – 35, Rivers and Ebonyi each having 30 cases, Kaduna – 28,…

A total of 5,478 Akwa Ibom youths from the 31 local government areas in the state have benefitted from Governor Udom Emmanuel’s Skills development and youth empowerment programme in the past 18 months. The youths were trained in ICT, Oil and Gas, Welding and Fabrication, Fashion design, among others. Speaking on Wednesday on Inspiration FM, Uyo as part of activities to mark World Youths Skills Day, 2020, Mrs. Alice Ekpenyong, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Skills Development, stated that the Governor has demonstrated commitment to ensuring Akwa Ibom youths are economically independent through skills and entrepreneurship development.…

More airports across the country have resumed flight operations after about three months of shutdown following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the resumption schedule from the Ministry of Aviation, the airports in Akwa Ibom, Edo, Kwara, and Kaduna, among others reopened on Wednesday. Last week, flight operations resumed at the airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri and Owerri airports. Ibom Air is one of the luckiest airlines to have been given a clean bill of health to resume and the airline kissed Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo on Wednesday, July 15 after several months.…