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The Mayor of the London Borough of Southwark, Michael Situ, is in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to explore business opportunities of bilateral interest in the South-south state of Nigeria. He is expected to hold discussions with Akwa Ibom officials on a proposed education exchange programme between Akwa Ibom and some schools in his borough. Mr Situ, accompanied by David Bromfield, the senior education advisor of Southwark Council, arrived in Uyo on Friday and was received at the Victor Attah International Airport by the…

Ibom Air, a commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, Wednesday marked its fourth anniversary of commercial flight operations in the country. The airline on 7 June 2019 launched its inaugural flight, taking off from its operational base – Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo to Nigeria’s commercial city, Lagos. Reflecting on the airline’s operations in the past four years, its Chief Operating Officer, George Uriesi, said the airline has witnessed tremendous growth beyond its business plan…

An unidentified passenger was on Friday evacuated from an Ibom Air flight over alleged threats against Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu. In a video making the rounds on social media, the man stood in between the passengers’ seat in the middle of the aircraft and could be heard threatening that Mr Tinubu must not be sworn in as Nigerian president next month. “You all are sitting here, and Tinubu is about to be sworn in as President. Tinubu must never be sworn in. He must never be President,” he said. “I am…

The Presidency has released details of oil derivation refunds made to Niger Delta states amidst a growing controversy that the funds had been misused by some governments in the region. The federal government said in a statement Friday that the nine oil-producing states received a total of N625.43 billion 13 per cent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account between 2021 and 2022. The refunds date from 1999 to 2021. It is the first public confirmation that huge amounts of money,…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Akwa Ibom State government and Solutions Hub Limited on Saturday signed agreements to establish a fully integrated, deep-water logistics shore base in the state. NNPCL in a tweet on Sunday said Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, the leadership of NNPC, and Solution Hub Limited, signed the shareholder’s agreement of Ibom Solution Hub Limited on Saturday in Uyo, the state capital. It said that based on the agreement, the NNPCL is to have 30 per cent of the…

Many Nigerians seem to have a liking for Ibom Air, a commercial airline wholly owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, in the South-south region of the country. Set up just three years ago, Ibom Air has built a solid reputation and is gradually dominating Nigeria’s aviation sector, in what analysts attribute to the foresight of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, and the professionalism and dedication of the airline’s management and staff. Governor Udom Emmanuel The selling point for Ibom Air is, some…

Ibom Air has said its passengers will experience flight delays in the coming weeks due to scarcity of aviation fuel and the closure of the domestic runway at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. In a statement Friday, the Akwa Ibom State-owned carrier said the delays are “unavoidable” and will be for the next three months. “The Management of Ibom Air regrets to inform the general public and our customers in particular, that despite our best efforts, our passengers will experience flight delays this period, due…

Ibom Air, the commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State government, has said it would be celebrating with “customers and our community” as the airline clocks three years of existence on Tuesday. In a statement Tuesday, Ibom Air said a lineup of activities have been planned to commemorate the milestone they have attained thus far. Also, the airline said its customers and community have the opportunities to win free airline tickets and an invitation to watch the private screening of…

Ibom Air, the commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, has rejected the plan by Nigerian airlines to suspend operations from Monday over high cost of aviation fuel and other operational costs. In a statement Saturday, Ibom Air said while it acknowledged the significantly increased cost of business, it could not in the circumstance agree to halt operations. Airline operators had on Friday in a letter addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Sadi Sirika, and the Nigerian…