Author: Kufre Etuk

Staff of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) under the aegis of Council of Academic and Non-Teaching Unions have rejected proposed plans by the Akwa Ibom State Government to defray their arrears of salaries and 8 months minimum wage. The unions insist that all entitlements, including arrears of new minimum wage from November 2024 to date, May 2025 and June 2025 salaries be paid at once. Bulletin 2 dated 07/07/2025 and signed by the Council Leadership, directed to all the staff of the institution and made available to The Crest, indicated that staff of the institution will stop work today July…

The Akwa Ibom State Government has officially inaugurated its State Technical Committee (STC) on Nigeria for Women Project, an initiative aimed at empowering women across the state. Innaugurating the Committee was the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Inibehe Silas Etukudo, who also serves as co-chair of the project. The event which was held at the Ministry’s conference hall, Hon. Etukudo emphasized the importance of collaboration among various ministries. She noted that members nominated from different ministries were partners to the Nigeria for Women Project, with their Commissioners already serving in the main committee. The technical committee,…

Mr. Idoreyin Enang is the Immediate Past National President of National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria. A former Managing Director of Samsung Nigeria who has sat on the board of several blue chip companies. Enang in this interview with Journalists bare his mind on the challenges and triumphs in managing the activities of NIMN in the last four years at the side line of the just concluded AGM in Uyo. Excerpts: Let’s us into your humble beginning and your journey of life till date. My journey into the work life started after my A levels, when I got job at…

Akwa Ibom State Government has advocated an intentional effort by all and sundry to embrace, encourage and galvanize public support for development projects being executed across the state, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Mrs. Offiong Offor made the renewed advocacy during a stakeholders engagement and sensitization exercise, prelude to the construction of Mbiafun Ikot Abasi – Fiong Aran road at the Council Chairman’s office, Ini Local Government Secretariat, Odoro Ikpe. Her words: “These interventions are notably roads, cross – drainage structures and markets. Government solicits maximum support and cooperation from all…

The Women Development Centre in Uyo was abuzz with activity on Monday, June 16, 2025, as officials, matron, children, and staff from the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare gathered to commemorate the 2025 International Day of the African Child, themed “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights: Progress Since 2010.” The Honourable Commissioner for the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Inibehe Etukudo, emphasized the importance of prioritizing children’s welfare through deliberate planning and responsible budgeting and expressed gratitude to Governor Umo Eno for his commitment to children’s development with his implementation of the Child’s Rights Law,…

One of the 2023 governorship aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former House of Representatives member, Dr. Michael Enyong has promised that despite mass defection of party members into the All Progressives Congress (APC), PDP will sustain its winning streak in 2027 and beyond. Speaking with newsmen in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Dr. Enyong also known as BABANTAN, said that the people who make PDP win elections in Akwa Ibom State are still in the PDP and would sustain the winning streak of the party in future elections. It could be recalled that Dr. Enyong had…

The Chairman Etinan Local Government Area has moved the political structure of the area into the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defection of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP leadership in Etinan came on the heels of the recent defection of the Akwa State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno into the APC wherein all the council chairmen also joined him. The event which took place at the country home of Hon. Uko Umoh in Ikot Akpabio, Northern Iman Ward 2, on Thursday June 12, witnessed a crowd of PDP stakeholders. Addressing party faithful, Hon Uko Umoh called for a level playing ground…

Barely 12 days into the month of June, both teaching and non-teaching staff of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) are yet to receive their May salary even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), suspends its indefinite strike action. It can be recalled that the Akwa Ibom State Government had conducted Biometric Exercise for staff of the University in April with the hope of paying May salary with the new minimum wage. But fillers around government circle indicated that the salary consultant that handled the verification exercise was sacked by the state government and it is alleged the consultant…

The Managing Director of Ubotex limited, Elder Ubong Obot has warned Christian faithful to be wary of people who disguise themselves as ministers of God to deceive and manipulate innocent faithful of God through false preaching, prophecy, spiritual assignments among others. He gave the warning on Sunday 8th June while delivering a sermon at The Apostolic Church Nigeria, Ikot Ntuen Oku Major Center, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital. He said people are using the toga of fathers of faith and mothers of faith to deceive members of the public, causing confusion in the church and the society, noting that…

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has trained 90 young people in conflict prevention, early warning systems, and community-level peacebuilding. The two-day 2025 Niger Delta Peace Champions Workshop, held in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state, brought together youths from across the region to equip them with essential skills for promoting peace and stability. Speaking at the workshop, Effiong Essien, acting executive director of PIND, described young people as catalysts for peace, adding that the transformative power of youth-led peacebuilding cannot be overstated. He commended Akwa Ibom for serving as a model of peaceful coexistence and community-driven…