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Ikot Abasi » Colours, Flavours and Sights » Traditional Architecture » Arts and Crafts » Ikot Abasi Dress and Fashion » The Richness of Traditional Cuisine » Ikot Abasi Town » The River » Opobo Island » Down Below » Eastern Obolo » The Ibibio Hinterland » Old Essene Market » Essene Town » Other Places of Interest

Ikot Abasi in the Socio-Political Development of Nigeria; 1928-1987 » Socio-Political Development » Rise of the Educated Elite: The expansion of Western Education » Political Awareness: Ethnic Improvement Unions » Obolo (Andoni) » Opobo Town » Ogoni » Ibibio and Anaang » Resistance to Colonial Rule » Anti-Tax Wars: The Women's War of 1929 » Politics and Nigeria's Independence » State Creation Movements

Physical Features and Natural Resources » Location » Topography and Drainage » Geology and Soils » Climate » Vegetation » Agriculture » Fishing » Livestock » Wildlife Hunting and 'Bush meat' Procurement » Minerals

Urbanisation of Ikot Abasi » The Establishment and Early Growth of a Colonial Town - 1917 » The Town Population » Ikot Abasi: From Second Class to Third Class Township, 1917-1950 » The Decline of Ikot Abasi Township, 1950-1990

Tradition and Culture » The Population of Ikot Abasi » Social Structure » Traditional Government » Land Tenure » Traditional Institutions » Traditional Institutions For Men » Traditional Institutions For Women » Judicial Instruments » Marriage Customs » Traditional Religion

Modern industrialisation: The Ikot Abasi aluminium smelter » Aluminium - the Wonder Metal » A Modern Metal » Making of Aluminium

Early History and Trade Contacts » Origin, Migration and Settlement » Warfare » Pre-Colonial Economic Activities » Early Contacts with Europe » Slave Trade » Legitimate (Palm Oil) Trade » King Jaja and his Trading State of Opobo » The Advent of Colonial Rule » Conclusion

The Ikot Abasi Smelter » Phylosophy of the Ikot Abasi Aluminium Smelter plant » The Beginning » International Project » Ferrostaal - The Trusted Partner Worldwide » Reynolds - Aluminum Know-how Worldwide » The ALSCON Smelter » Important raw material: alumina » Ready for Start-Up » The Environment and Socio-Economic Development » Contributing to the host Community

Colonial Experiences » Introduction » Colonial Advent » The Establishment of Colonial Administration » The Native Administration Era 1931-1950 » The Local Government System » The advent of Christianity » Economic Development » The Decline of Opobo

News » Russian investors flee ALSCON » Government Should Introduce Policy That Protects Local Production » No Asset Stripping in ALSCON - BPE Boss » Why I have committed 10 years of my life to the ALSCON ownership battle - Dr Jaja » Supreme Court chides BPE for refusing to comply with judgment on ALSCON‬ » ALSCON missing tank traced to Ibom power plant » Concerns grow over ALSCON! » Ikot Abasi Community Kicks Against Vandalisation Of ALSCON » ALSCON - Accusations, Self-Adulation Confuse Reality At Privatised Aluminium Plant

Aluminium Company of Nigeria Alscon - the biggest aluminium smelter plant in Africa. The company Alscon is located in Ikot Abasi.