Programmes for people
Not everything is a road or a building. These are the payments, grants and support given to workers, pensioners, farmers, traders, students and families.
Education and community
Bursaries, seedlings for farmers, community security and peace building.
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Ibom Community Watch
Akwa Ibom, statewideOver 500 trained officers...First batch
2,272 village youth presidents...Youth integration
Oil palm seedlings for farmers
Etinan5,000 improved oil palm seedlingsSeedlings
5,000 oil palm seedlings from the...Seedlings
25 June 2026, at the council...Flag-off
Peace building and the Ikot Udo boundary dispute
IkaJanuary 2026: the Deputy...Peace truce
Each state builds from its own...Road plan under the truce
Bursary payments to students
IkaN1.3bn approved in July 2026; the...Statewide bursary
N1.3bn approved; award raised...Statewide bursary
About N1.69 billion disbursed...Statewide bursary paid so far
Oil palm seedlings and farm support
Onna20,000 improved oil palm...Onna allocation
Ibom Community Watch
Uyo2023, at Uyo Township StadiumLaunched
All 31 LGAs; unarmed, supports...Where
550 officers for Uyo Local...First Uyo officers
Food, health and care
Food distribution, ambulance services and medical outreach.
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ARISE Food Distribution Programme
Akwa Ibom, statewide31LGAs covered
26 March 2024 at Itam Market, Itu...Launch
217,000 bags of rice and beansGrains set aside
Ambulance services, ARISE Care
Akwa Ibom, statewide1 March 2025Launch date
Target of 30 minutes or less at...Response time
About 2,500 in the first 10...Emergencies handled
ARISE food distribution
Esit EketJuly 2026, 7,000 bags of rice...Fourth phase in Esit Eket
Wheels of Hope medical outreach
IkaFree care for pregnant women and...Services
Phase ended in Ika in February...When
Grants and business support
Grants, equipment and vehicles for farmers, traders and small businesses.
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Entrepreneurial development and business support
Akwa Ibom, statewideOver 10,000 sets of equipment to...Equipment scheme
77 mini buses and 31 saloon cars...Vehicles
540 beneficiaries from Ikot...Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency
ARISE grants and equipment support
Abak64 recipientsARISE Farmers Grant
169 recipientsARISE Traders Grant
70 recipientsARISE Equipment Support
ARISE empowerment and grants for Eastern Obolo beneficiaries
Eastern Obolo1Car
2Mini buses
2ARISE N5 million MSME grants
ARISE business grants and support
Eket75 beneficiaries, N50,000,000Farmers grant
190 beneficiaries, N74,100,000Traders grant
63 beneficiariesEquipment support
Human capacity training and economic empowerment
Esit Eket37 beneficiariesFarmers Grant
77 beneficiariesTraders Grant
57 beneficiariesEquipment Support Scheme
ARISE grants and equipment support
Essien Udim107ARISE Farmers Grant
36ARISE Traders Grant
57ARISE Equipment Support Scheme
ARISE Farmers, Traders, Equipment and MSME support, mini buses and car
Etim Ekpo58 beneficiaries, N35,500,000Farmers Grant
143 beneficiaries, N59,400,000Traders Grant
66 beneficiariesEquipment Support
ARISE grants and equipment support
Etinan157 beneficiaries, N89,500,000...ARISE Farmers Grant
97 beneficiaries, N46,450,000...ARISE Traders Grant
56 beneficiariesARISE Equipment Support
ARISE empowerment grants and support
Ibiono Ibom58 beneficiaries, N35,500,000Farmers grant
143 beneficiaries, N59,400,000Traders grant
66 beneficiariesEquipment support
ARISE empowerment grants and vehicles
Ika256Total beneficiaries
56ARISE Farmers Grant
130ARISE Traders Grant
ARISE grants and equipment support
Ikono53 beneficiariesFarmers grant
87 beneficiariesTraders grant
68 beneficiariesEquipment support
ARISE empowerment grants and vehicles
Ikot Ekpene54 beneficiariesFarmers Grant
141 beneficiariesTraders Grant
63 beneficiariesEquipment Support Scheme
ARISE empowerment support
Mbo20 beneficiariesFarmers Grant
90 beneficiariesTraders Grant
64 beneficiariesEquipment Support
ARISE empowerment grants (June 2025)
Mkpat EninN250 millionTotal distributed (three LGAs)
540Beneficiaries (three LGAs)
N117.45m to 234 beneficiariesTraders Grant
ARISE MSME, farmer and trader grants
Nsit Ibom90Farmers grant beneficiaries
72Traders grant beneficiaries
65Equipment support grant beneficiaries
N1 billion empowerment fund for Nsit Ibom
Nsit IbomN1 billionApproved amount
N1 billion, funded in the 2026...Amount for each LGA
28 July 2026Reported
ARISE grants and equipment support
Nsit Ubium68 beneficiariesARISE Farmers Grant
154 beneficiariesARISE Traders Grant
70 beneficiariesARISE Equipment Support Scheme
ARISE Traders, Equipment and MSME support, mini buses and car
Obot Akara78 beneficiaries, N44,150,000Traders Grant
64 beneficiariesEquipment Support
2 beneficiariesMSME Grant
ARISE Traders, Equipment and MSME support, mini buses and car
Onna168 beneficiaries, N78,100,000Traders Grant
52 beneficiariesEquipment Support
2 beneficiaries, N5,000,000 eachMSME Grant
ARISE empowerment support for businesses
OronOron Federal Constituency town...Where and when
N335 million shared across Oron...Constituency grants (April 2025)
N225 million to 543 peopleTraders and business owners
ARISE empowerment programmes
Udung Uko17 beneficiaries, N6.8 millionFarmers grant
62 beneficiaries, N19.4 millionTraders grant
69 beneficiariesEquipment support
ARISE Traders, Equipment and MSME support, mini buses and car
Ukanafun89 beneficiaries, N47,000,000Traders Grant
68 beneficiariesEquipment Support
1 beneficiaryMSME Grant
ARISE empowerment grants
Uruan48 beneficiaries, N25,000,000Farmers grant
106 beneficiaries, N47,950,000Traders grant
65 beneficiariesEquipment support
Empowerment programmes
Urue Offong/OrukoApril 2025: N335 million in...ARISE empowerment grants (Oron Federal Constituency, incl...
7,000 bags (4,000 rice, 3,000...ARISE Free Food Distribution, phase 4
ARISE empowerment programmes in Uyo
Uyo125 beneficiaries, N64.5 millionFarmers grant
291 beneficiaries, N152.9 millionTraders grant
66 beneficiariesEquipment support
Workers and pensioners
Pensions, gratuities, wages and recruitment.
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