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The Chairman , Akwa Ibom  State Universal Basic Education Board, Professor Maria Ikorok has called on parents and guardians to encourage their children and wards to avail themselves of the learning opportunity offered by the School -on- Radio Programme for Primary  Schools coordinated by the Ministry of Education to refresh their memories during the lockdown.  Professor Ikorok who  made the call while interacting with Newsmen in her  office said there was need for parents to encourage  their children to tune- in to the programme aired  on Akwa Ibom ,90.5 FM as  approved by the State Governor.  The SUBEB Chairman  explained that the School on   Radio Programme is to keep the pupils refreshed and alive  to their studies while staying at home as formal schools remain shut due to the restrictions  occasioned by the ravaging Covid 19 pandemic. She  maintained that  when children occupy their  mind...

                                 Ekuwem     .... SAYS THE ISOLATION CENTRE WITH INBUILT DIAGNOSTIC LAB IS ONE OF THE BEST IN NIGERIA Akwa Ibom State Government has broken another commendable record by securing approval for the testing of COVID-19 cases in the state by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The approval followed the Validation visit to the Akwa Ibom State world class Isolation Centre with inbuilt Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory situated at the Disease Control Unit of the General Hospital Ituk Mbang.                                  Ukpong Disclosing this yesterday in Uyo, the NCDC Team Leader, Mr Bamidele Oluwafemi commended the State Government for single-handedly building the Isolation centre with the inbuilt Laboratory with Category 3 PCR Machine without the suppo...

The Chairman of of the Compliance Monitoring team for Uyo Capital City, Prince Enobong Uwah has again urged Christians to continue adhering to precautionary measures in order to curb the spread of the COVID 19 Pandemic. Prince Uwah who is also, the Chairman of Uyo Capital City Development Authority, UCCDA, made the clarion call, during the Day 2 of the monitoring of the level of compliance to guidelines for reopening of churches to check the spread of the virus. He explained that, even though the curve of infections in the State is flattening, more effort is still needed to completely eradicate the scourge. While interacting with reporters, Prince Uwah said, he is impressed with the level of compliance so far. He however expressed worry that, some lapses were observed during the exercise, stressing that, few church members refused to use face masks while some churches didn't provide adequate sanitizing materials. Prince Uwah emphasized that, the guidelines were pu...

The Presidency wishes to acknowledge concerns expressed by several members of the public regarding the recent incident among the occupants of the State House which escalation led to the arrest of some staff by the police. This is to assure all and everyone that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, is not, and was not at anytime in any form of danger arising, either from deadly infections or the reported incident by security personnel which is currently under investigation. This particular incident happened outside the main residence of the President. Armed guards and other security personnel assigned to the State House receive the necessary training of especially weapons handling and where they come short, their relevant agencies have their rules and regulations to immediately address them. Having authorized the proper investigation to be carried out into this unfortunate incident by the Police, the President has ac...

All over the world, events we had better imagined are gradually emerging as our new reality. The Covid-19 has kept us contained in our homes, deflated our economies and has defined a new social habit alien to our values of coexisting and integration. This new reality has left most of us with feelings of distrust, suspicion and uncertainty even as we possess the faith that we will overcome this pandemic. Most of this new attitudinal changes will form a better part of our lives and relationships even in a post covid-19 world. In Nigeria, the federal and state governments have taken measures to halt movements into the country and the various states and had given directives to tertiary, unity and all schools to close down temporarily in a further approach of containing the spread of the Covid 19. As a nation, we have to realize that this pandemic will most likely leave our leaders with few choices to make, some of which may be agonizing but expedient. While the threat to our he...

The six reasons that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Panel of Edo governorship aspirants has been disqualified the Governor Godwin Obaseki on Friday, June 12. The decision may have drawn the curtain on the governor’s aspiration on the platform of the party even as Obaseki himself vowed moments after the announcement of his disqualification that he would not appeal the panel’s decision. The grounds for disqualification, as sighted from the committee’s report are:  (1)   Claiming to have a Higher School Leaving Certificate which is unknown to the Nigerian educational system;  (2)   Allegedly being in possession of an affidavit disowned by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory;  (3)   Error in the National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate which bears Obasek as against Obaseki;  (4)   Loss of primary, secondary and the Higher School Leaving Certificates; ...

The Head of the Infectious Disease Clinic, University of Maryland, USA: 1. We may have to live with C19 for months or years. Let's not deny it or panic. Let's not make our lives useless. Let's learn to live with this fact. 2. You can't destroy C19 viruses that have penetrated cell walls, drinking gallons of hot water - you'll just go to the bathroom more often. 3. Washing hands and maintaining a two-metre physical distance is the best method for your protection. 4. If you don't have a C19 patient at home, there's no need to disinfect the surfaces at your house. 5. Packaged cargo, gas pumps, shopping carts and ATMs do not cause infection. Wash your hands, live your life as usual. 6. C19 is not a food infection. It is associated with drops of infection like the ‘flu. There is no demonstrated risk that C19 is transmitted by ordering food. 7. You can lose your sense of smell with a lot of allergies and viral infections. This is only a non-spec...

 Udousung  Few hours after a press statement purportedly from eight councillors in Ika Local Government Council, hit the social media space informing Akwa Ibom people of the Impeachment of the council chairman, Hon. Anthony Udousung, the grassroots lawmakers have come out to clear the air on the issue. A press statement signed by the leader of the Legislature, Mr. Utibe Ukpong and made available to journalists in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, debunked the rumour, saying such action was never taken nor contemplated by the grassroots lawmakers. Ukpong, who apologised to Akwa Ibom state government for the embarrassment the rumour had caused it, urged the people of Ika Local Government Area to disregard the news of the purported removal of Hon. Udousung. The statement further explained that the alleged act said to have been done by Ika Legislative Council, does not in any manner, represent the activity of the lawmakers on Thursday, June 11, or before then. The statement ...