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October 17, 2024 Governor Umo Eno To Launch Employment Portal, October 21

Governor Umo Eno To Launch Employment Portal, October 21

As part of fulfilling his promise to the Youths of Akwa Ibom State, Governor UMO ENO is set to launch the Arise Youth Employment Portal on Monday, October 21, 2024.

The portal, an online platform, is where unemployed and underemployed youths in the State can register to access employment opportunities and training support from both the Akwa Ibom State Governmentand the Organized Private Sector.

Speaking during the portal pre-launch media engagement at the Government House, Uyo, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. EKERETE UDOH, urged the Akwa Ibom Youth to key into the initiative, and register when it is launched.

Speaking more on the features of the Portal, the Senior Special assistant to Governor UMO ENO on Information and Communication Technology, ICT, Mr. FRANK EKPEYONG, stressed that the Employment Portal will provide the youths access to current job opportunities.

The portal when launched will be opened to applicants who must be indigenes of Akwa Ibom State and are currently unemployed or seeking employment.

It will serve as the official platform for the recruitment into the Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, the 5,000 youths across the 31 Local Government Areas for the 50,000 naira monthly empowerment, the Dakkada Skill Acquisition Training Programmes and recruitment into the Ibom Community Watch among others.

October 16, 2024 PPMC Has Called For Shutdown of illegal Petroleum Structures in South/South Depots

PPMC Has Called For Shutdown of illegal Petroleum Structures in South/South Depots

The chairman of the Petroleum Products Monitoring Committee (PPMC), Mr. Godwin Ekpo has called for the shutdown of illegal Petroleum products structures operating across South-South Depots.

 Speaking at the committee’s inaugural meeting, Mr. Ekpo said this decision was apt to enable the   committee duly constituted by Governor Umo Eno to operate smoothly.

The PPMC Chairman expressed  readiness to  collaborate with stakeholders to ensure  seamless loading and distribution of petroleum products within the state.

 Mr Ekpo called on the Joint

  Task Force on Petroleum to provide adequate security ,to enable marketers to lift and deliver products to  different destinations without hitch.

Following the meeting  Ekpo extended an olive branch to industry stakeholders during a courtesy call  to  Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), he stressed the importance for partnership in tackling the daunting challenges in the sector,particularly,adulteration,

 bunkering and pump price adjustment, adding that this act was unfair and detrimental to the consumers.

In his remarks, the chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr. Francis Udoyen, thanked  Ekpo and commended His Excellency  Governor Umo Eno for  constituting an all-inclusive committee,Udoeyen plegded his  cooperation, noting the synergy between PPMC and IPMAN was a   welcome development.

October 14, 2024 Akwa Ibom State Governor Calles for Equitable Spread of Appointments in LGAs

Akwa Ibom State Governor Calles for Equitable Spread of Appointments in LGAs

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor UMO ENO, has urged the newly- inaugurated Chairmen of Local Government Councils in the state to liaise with leaders and stakeholders in their areas to ensure equitable spread of the appointments of Supervisory Councillors across the various wards of their area.

Governor ENO made the call while addressing supporters who thronged Ikot AkpaEkop, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, to receive him while visiting the InyangEkpewo family, to officially inform them of the demise of his wife and First Lady, Pastor PATIENCE UMO ENO, who, until her death, was a member of the family.

The Governor said an equitable spread of political appointments will ensure harmony at the grassroots and engender a sense of belonging and a spirit of ownership.

Speaking of his bereavement, Governor UMO ENO thanked God for the legacies of his late wife, describing her as a blessing to his life whose memories, he pledged to sustain throughout his life.

He therefore assured Mkpat Enin people that he would complete all pending projects in the area and even initiate more as a gesture of his continuous respect for the marriage relationship, especially to honour the memory of the late First Lady.

October 10, 2024 Super Eagles Charged to Pick Maximum 6 Points Against Libya

Super Eagles Charged to Pick Maximum 6 Points Against Libya

The House of Representative Committee on Sports has charged the Super Eagles to secure all maximum six points in their AFCON Double Header Qualifiers against Libya.

The New Chairman of the Committee, Honourable KABIRU AMADU, Representing Gusau/Tsafe Federal constituency of Zamfara, stated this, noting that the Super Eagles have all the qualities to secure the needed wins in the two games and they just need to show it during the two games.

The Super Eagles will take on the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in Match Day three of the Qualifiers on Friday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo before a return leg in Libya on Tuesday next week in Benghazi.

Nigeria currently tops her Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Group D with four points from two matches ahead of Friday’s tie with Libya.

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