Author: Eunice Uwe

To deepen collaboration with oil-producing communities and promote inclusive development, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration & Production Limited (NEPL) and its joint venture partner, Sumedha Energy Limited (SEL), have inaugurated the Board of Trustees (BOT) for the OML-13 Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT) in Akwa Ibom State, in compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. The inauguration, marked the formal activation of the HCDT, a statutory platform through which oil companies are required to invest 3% of their annual operating expenditure in host community development initiatives. https://crestnews.ng/sam-momah-foundation-advocates-girl-child-development-inaugurates-uuth-reading-room/ In his keynote address, NEPL’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Auwal…

In a bid to empower over 5,000 artists in Akwa Ibom State, the convener of The Hive 2025, Mr. Nicolas Godwin, a UK-based Nigerian filmmaker and creative artist, has made a passionate plea to the Akwa Ibom State government, through the ministry of Art and Culture to support local artists by providing grants and funds to enable them to showcase their work to the world. The week-long event, which was held in Uyo recently, brought together artists from different sections of the art forms to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary art and also featured lectures, individual work, and…

The Uyo Local Government Council Chairman, Dr. Uwemedimo Udo, on Monday, June 30, 2025, commissioned the fully remodelled Uyo City Motor Park and disbursed a total of 100 million naira in business support grants to 162 indigenous business owners across the local government area. The day also marked the official handover of a 500KVA power substation to Ikot Akpan Oku and Obio Offot communities, as well as the refurbished Uyo Traditional Rulers Council Complex, all under the council’s ongoing development agenda. Speaking during the commissioning of the park and its facilities, Dr. Udo explained that the dilapidated condition of the…

A new charitable initiative aimed at uplifting gospel ministers, their family members, has officially launched out in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on April 23, 2025. The Uduak and Edaramfon Edemekong Foundation was inaugurated on Wednesday at Qua Iboe Church, 168 Aka Road, drawing the presence of ministers, church leaders, students, and members of the community. The event marked what many attendees described as a much-needed intervention for often-overlooked section within the Christian community. In a heartfelt address, the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation , Deaconess Uduak Edemekong, expressed profound gratitude to God and attendees for their presence. “To us…