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By Gavel International There seems to be no end to the labour crisis at Exxonmobil Nigeria, the American international oil corporation as it regards its Nigerian operations. While the corporation is hell bent on sacking more than 150 of its workers, the labour unions insists that disengagement should be voluntary. This has set the two sides on a collision course and only time can tell how it ends. While the corporation insists that those penciled down for sack must go, the labour union, particularly PENGASSAN accused the management of bad faith and racism, insisting that the oil giant is replacing sacked Nigerians with Americans and Europeans and paying them 500 percent more than what the sacked Nigerian earns. Labour therefore sees no justification in sacking Nigerians only to be replaced with foreigners in their own land. The trouble started on December 12, 2016 when both parties met to sort out issues of “involuntary separation exercise”, in the par...

FOR THE DOUBTING THOMASES AND NAYSAYERS: AKWA IBOM RANKS 2ND MOST PREFERRED INVESTORS’ DESTINATION The industrialization drive of Governor Udom Emmanuel has recorded huge success with Akwa Ibom State now rated the second most preferred investment destination with $18.36 in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Other Investment components of capital importation behind Lagos. The National Bureau of S tatistics (NDS) in its report for first quarter, yesterday, announced that Akwa Ibom is the second largest foreign exchange attraction from importation of development capital in Nigeria as at the end of the first quarter of this year. Lagos State remained the top destination of the capital importation, accounting for 95.32 per cent of all inflows, although slight decrease in its share relative to the previous quarter at 96.38 per cent. The Akwa Ibom State Governor and former executive director at Zenith bank, Udom Emmanuel has attracted investments running into billions of n...

By Admin The Transition Committee Chairman of Eket Local Government Area, Mr. Frank Archibong said that the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Deacon Udom Emmanuel has done well for the people of Akwa Ibom State in his two years in office and will exceed the people expectations at the end of his tenure in 2023. The Eket Council boss stated this yesterday during the commissioning of Eket-Ibeno Road by the governor as part of activities t o mark the governor two years in office. The ALGON Chairman noted that the people of Eket owe the governor a debt of gratitude the construction of Eket-Ibeno Road saying that the governor has kept to his campaign promises. Hon Frank Archibong maintained that the people of Eket Federal Constituency are satisfied with the giant strides recorded by the governor and that the people will give him the necessary support that he needed to succeed in 2019 governorship election. "Your Excellency, you have done us proud and we in Eket will g...

27 year-old Nigerian ICT prodigy, Anne-Marie Imafidon honoured by Queen of England May 19, 2017 by Titilola Oludimu   The oldest of the Nigerian family of prodigies dubbed the “ smartest family in Britain ”, Anne-Marie Imafidon is a computing, mathematics and language child prodigy. For her exceptional excellence and outstanding service to her young women and STEM industries, Anne-Marie was named on 2017 New Years Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Honours List in December 2016. Today, she was decorated by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II  alongside 3 other Nigerians . At 27, Anne-Marie is the youngest scientist to get royal recognition since 1890. Anne-Marie’s award-winning enterprise Discovering the lack of diversity in the UK ICT sector, Anne-Marie founded Stemettes , a social platform across the UK and Ireland that supports and inspires young women to go into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths). Far left: A...

I feel the time has come for me to speak out in the light of the media warfare and deliberate falsehood being dished from the pulpit against me by Bishop Chris Kwapovwe of our Daily Manna ( ODM) . My person and character has been consistently maligned by a man I once called Daddy, a man I once looked up to for inspiration and guidance , a man whose charisma stir up my faith to believe the impossible. At the beginning of this nightmare , my faith and Christian upbringing restrained me from speaking out, for fear of being accused of attacking a “ man of God” but as the saying goes silent means consent . To many my continuous silence in the face of being used as sermon topic week in week out is a confirmation of my assumed guilt . I want to start from the very beginning to tell my side of this unfortunate story . My first contact with ODM was when I was invited to the month anointing service by a catholic family in 2010 . After my first visit I started attending Sunda...

*** Promises to shut down operation for two weeks The youth of Eket Federal Constituency today embarked on warning protest against the oil giant, ExxonMobil Corporation for their insensitivity on the plight of the host communities and flouting of local content policy of the federal government. The youth which were drawn from different youth groups in the four local government area of Ibeno, Eket, Esit Eket and Onna led by Host Community Youth Movement said that ExxonMobil action to refused to renew the MoU and continuous sacking of Nigerian workers and replaced them with expatriates who are paid in hard currency cannot be condoned as their actions have brought untold hardship to the people of the area. The youth frown at the under-development of the four local government area as an afront to the sensibility of the host communities especially the youth. Speaking on behalf of the protesters, the Speaker of Host Community Youth Movement, Comrade Samuel Udoh s...

*** Demand a Refund of the N8 billion Palliative Money Sequel to the recent online propaganda spread by paid agents to rubbish the superlative performance of the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, community leaders from Eket Federal Constituency has faulted the claim by ExxonMobil Corporation as the financier of Eket-Ibeno Road, demanding for urgent refund of the N8 billion which the company deducted from the Oil Spill Palliative accrued to the area as compensation from the spillage which destroyed the livelihood of the people of the area. Speaking on the issue, the Transition Committee Chairman of Ibeno local government area, High Chief William Mkpa said that ExxonMobil claim as the financier for the construction of Eket-Ibeno Road which was earlier awarded to indigenous company, FCC by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) but later re-awarded to a Chinese firm, CCECC by Akwa Ibom State government, is not only insulting but provocative an...