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Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno has been described as a symbol of National Unity for his bipartisan politics and all-inclusive governance.

Governor Emmanuel while undertaking the groundbreaking ceremony of the Akwa Ibom House in Atlanta, at the weekend, said “the project is in partnership with

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has started making backstage moves to douse the political fire in the state

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Aniekan Bassey, immediate past National Legal Adviser of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Emmanuel

Curb $70m illegal fishing, Reps tell NIMASA, Navy The Punch Published 6 May 2021 The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency to put measures in place to curb illegal fishing activities in Nigeria’s waters. The House also urged the Federal Government to review its licensing policy ‘that tends to favour foreign trawlers at the expense of their loca...

By Adedayo Akinwale The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to put measures in place to curb illegal fishing by foreign vessels on Nigeria’s waters. It also called on the federal government to prevail on the Gulf of Guinea Commission to urgently introduce a legally binding framework to check excessive fishing or overfishing in the region. The House also urged the federal gover...

Reps to investigate alleged illegal fishing worth $70m in Nigerian waters On Kindly Share This Story: The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged illegal fishing worth 70million dollars by Chinese and European trawlers in Nigerian waters. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Patrick Ifon (PDP-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Ifon said that fish was one of the healthiest food on earth as it contained nutrients such as vitamin D t...

Reps ask FG to halt $70m illegal fishing by foreign vessels Reps ask FG to halt $70m illegal fishing by foreign vessels Share The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, tasked Federal Government on the need to put necessary measures in place to curb illegal fishing by foreign vessels resulting in the loss of $70 million annually to Chinese and other European Trawlers. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on the ‘Need to curb fishing by foreign vessels on Nigeria’s ...