In this essay, I use “akwa isiagụ” as metaphor to illustrate that Igbos have not done exactly well to preserve their language and culture. I posit they have abandoned their unique cultural symbol.

As the global energy landscape shifts towards cleaner sources, Nigeria is positioning its substantial natural gas reserves as a key driver of a just and equitable energy transition. This was ...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has described the recent acquisition of the Saipem fabrication yard by Marconi NG EPC as a major boost to Nigeria’s local content development in ...

Akwa Ibom is Nigeria’s highest oil-producing state, receiving billions of naira in revenue from crude exports every month. Yet, as the state turns 38 this September, its capital city, Uyo, remains ...

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) Business Incubation Platform (BIP) has set a new production record for maize in Nigeria. BIP exceeded the previous record through its Youth ...

The balance of political power in Rivers State took a dramatic turn on Friday as the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Tony Okocha, formally declared Governor Siminalayi ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on communities across the state to reject the temptation of vengeance and embrace forgiveness, unity and reconciliation as essential tools for ...

A heavy downpour on Friday unleashed severe flooding across parts of Akwa Ibom State, disrupting academic activities at two major schools and renewing calls for urgent government intervention in flood ...

The organisers of Bayelsa Spelling Bee says their core mission is to create a platform for young people to excel, educationally and otherwise. The organisers said this as winners emerged from the 12th ...

Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, and the Community Development Committees of Niger Delta Oil and Gas Producing Areas, CDC, have called on the federal government to sanction any oil ...

Ibusa, a town in Delta State credited with an intimidating number of professors, top civil servants, professionals and wealthy men and women, have been without potable water for over 10 years. The ...

Clashes over land disputes have so far terminated the lives of over 400 citizens in Akwa Ibom State between 2016 and 2020. Yet still, there is a worrisome resurgence of clashes over boundary disputes ...