Poorly maintained medical centres in Akwa Ibom to be closed

Plans to close down inadequate healthcare facilities have been revealed by the Akwa Ibom State Government. This information was revealed by Dr. Ekem John, the Commissioner of Health, during Saturday’s ARISE Health Sector town hall meeting in Uyo. His reasoning was that the public’s health and safety would be better protected if medical treatment were … Read more

For Akwa Ibom, NABs are requesting Gov. Eno’s signature on a disability bill

Governor Umo Eno has been requested by the National Association of the Blind (NAB) Akwa Ibom State Council to sign the disability bill that was passed by the House of Assembly yesterday. Barrister Stephen Solomon, the association’s chairman, made the request in Uyo on the occasion of the union’s executive members’ one-year anniversary. He elaborated … Read more