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 Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem Member Representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency National Assembly Complex, Abuja. RE: LETTER OF COMMENDATION AND APPRECIATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL TREASURER, NANS Dear Rep. Unyime Idem, I, Comr. Heritage Akan, writing as a proud daughter of Uruk Otong Ikot-Arankere, Ukanafun Local Government Area and the National Treasurer of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), formally extend my warmest greetings and profound appreciation for your exemplary representation. As a national student leader, I have been keenly observant of your legislative strides. I want to specifically acknowledge that everything you have been doing; from your strategic role in the National Assembly to your grassroots projects, has been done with a vision for the total liberation and empowerment of our people. Under my watch as the National Treasurer of NANS, I have witnessed your unprecedented commitment to human capital development. Within just over two ...

  Earlier today at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, Rt. Hon  Unyime Idem PhD, presided over the budget defence of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) for the 2026 fiscal year.  In his remarks, he assured of the Committee's commitment to review BPP's 2026 estimates to ensure it aligns with national priorities, particularly in strengthening compliance monitoring, deepening e-procurement implementation, and building institutional capacity across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), insisting that every Naira appropriated must translate into measurable impact for the Nigerian people. He highlighted the urgent need to transit to e-procurement system in Nigeria, and therefore called on the leadership of the National Assembly and members of the House Committee on Public Procurement, to increase the budgetary provision for BPP in 2026, to facilitate the process.  He also used the opportunity to remind the BPP of the urgent need to forward to the National Asse...

 

 

The Special Assistant on Communication to the Honorable Minister of Interior, Engr. Uwakmfon Michael, has formally endorsed the NANS Entrepreneurial Conference. This significant announcement followed a strategic courtesy visit by the NANS National Treasurer, Comr. Heritage Akan, to his office in Abuja.  The endorsement marks a major milestone for the initiative, aligning it with the national agenda to transition Nigerian students from job seekers to value creators and positioning the conference as a premier platform for economic self-reliance. During the session in the nation's capital, Engr. Michael emphasized that the current economic landscape demands a decisive shift toward practical entrepreneurship. By lending his professional weight to this event, he highlighted the necessity of equipping the student body with the technical grit and leadership required to drive national development. This high-level interaction bridges the gap between official communication and the next gener...

 

The recent unguarded and highly infantile comment credited to the court sacked and factional spokesperson of the embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Iniobong Ememobong, on the recently passed Electoral Bill by the Nigerian Senate, has been attributed to his suffering from a troubling ignorance of electoral history. A statement by the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Professionals and signed by Mr Edidiong John and Kemfon Neke, President and General Secretary respectively reads: "Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Professionals (IK-PRO) has taken note of the press statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of one of the factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Ini Ememobong, on the 10th of February 2026, concerning the Senate’s position on electronic transmission of election results and the scathing remarks on the Senate President. "Ordinarily, we would ignore yet another partisan outburst. However, when deliberate falsehood is presented to Nigerians as fac...