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February 3, 2025 Akwa Ibom State Government to Establish Model Boarding Schools in 3 Senatorial Districts
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Akwa Ibom State Government to Establish Model Boarding Schools in 3 Senatorial Districts

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor UMO ENO has announced readiness to establish a model secondary school, with state-of-the-art boarding facilities, in each of the three Senatorial Districts of the State.

 

The Governor who made the announcement at the February 2025 edition of the Government House monthly Covenant Service, at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, said this will involve adopting an existing secondary schools in each of the three Senatorial Districts and reconstructing them to suit the purpose.

 

Also, Governor ENO reiterated his commitment to completing the abandoned International Conference Centre, which on completion would be renamed Ibom International Conference Centre, as the 14- Storey Tropicana Hotels at the Tropicana Entertainment Centre is expected to be completed within the same time frame.

 

He said the development is geared towards realizing tourism potentials of the state as well as ensuring that projects initiated with the commonwealth of the people by his predecessors are made valuable to the people

January 30, 2025 Akwa United Fire Service Reiterates the Need for Safety Standards as Fire Guts Gas Shop
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Akwa United Fire Service Reiterates the Need for Safety Standards as Fire Guts Gas Shop

The Akwa Ibom State Fire Service has appealed to citizens and residents operating businesses that handle flammable materials to adhere strictly to safety standards in order to prevent fire outbreaks in the state.

This follows a fire that broke at a gas outlet in Ikot Ntuen Nsit, off Abak Road yesterday, injuring an Attendant as well as destroyed properties worth millions of naira around the area.

Eyewitnesses who spoke with INSPIRATION FM said the fire began when the attendant was refilling a customer’s cylinder.

Meanwhile, confirming the fire incident in an exclusive interview with Inspiration FM News, the Public Relations Officer of the Akwa Ibom Fire service, Mr. EMMANUEL UDOFIA, complained the absence of essential fire prevention gadgets at most gas outlets in the state.

According to national safety regulations, businesses dealing with gas and other combustible materials are required to install fire suppression systems, conduct regular fire drills, and train employees in emergency response.

January 29, 2025 Ibeno Sues For Peace with Eket Over Stubbs Creek
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Ibeno Sues For Peace with Eket Over Stubbs Creek

The People of Ibeno local government area of Akwa Ibom state have urged the state government to intervene and take decisive action to restore peace and unity between Eket and Ibeno Local Government Area.

The long-standing dispute between the two local government areas has resurfaced after the Eket people’s union (EPU) reportedly submitted a quit notice to the Akwa Ibom state land use allocation committee.

Speaking on Inspiration FM’s News and Current Affairs programme, ‘Talking Point’, BARR DIAMOND AKPANEKA, faulted the quit notice issued by the EPU, saying they want to live peacefully.

Also speaking during the programme, a Community Leader, MR VICTOR IBOK said the area has been peaceful lately, urging that the peace and tranquility should be sustained for people to go about their normal businesses.

The oil rich Stubbs creeks forest lands, Akoiyak, are home to the BUA refinery and petrochemical plants, the Exxonmobil QIT facility, and several other oil and other gas companies

January 29, 2025 Transmission Company of Nigeria Explains Blackout in Parts of Akwa Ibom
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Transmission Company of Nigeria Explains Blackout in Parts of Akwa Ibom

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained the reason for the electricity outage experienced in parts of the Akwa Ibom State.

 

According to TCN’s spokesperson, NDIDI MBAH, the outage is due to maintenance of TCN’s 60 Mega Volt Ampere power transformers at the 132/33kV Uyo Transmission Substation.

 

MBAH explained that areas affected by the outage include Abak, Ikot-Ekpene, Afaha Ube, and Idoro. She stated that the power interruption is necessary to ensure a safe working environment for engineers performing the maintenance work.

 

The company’s spokesperson assured that the bulk power supply will be restored immediately upon completion of the maintenance. She added that the outage will affect the distribution of electricity to end-users in the affected areas for the duration of the maintenance period.

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