Members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, have met with the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, and management of the Nigeria Ports Authority in Calabar. On Wednesday, the manufacturers met with federal institutions to discuss further ways to cooperate and ease ways of doing business in both Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. The acting […]
Governor Bassey Otu has disclosed that his government has carried out unprecedented welfare and palliative schemes for the state’s vulnerable people to cushion the effects of the current economic challenges in Nigeria. In a statement by the commissioner for information, Erasmus Ekpang, which warned people against participating in the planned August 1 public protest, Gov. […]
The Cross River State government has cautioned against joining others in the planned public protest all over the country on August 1, 2024. The government called on the public to boycott the protest after expressing regret over the difficult economic times they were going through. Erasmus Ekpang, the state commissioner for information, said in a […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria will address the convergence of key international players and investors in agriculture’s natural rubber subsector. The banquet hall of Aso Rock Villa Abuja will host the 2-day global event from July 31st to August 1st, 2024. Some of the dignitaries billed to speak at the global rubber summit include […]
The Commissioner for Sports in Cross River State, Mrs. Agnes Atsu, has disclosed that since the advent of Governor Bassey Otu’s administration, the state has won at least 90 different prizes in international sporting activities. In an interview, Atsu said such feats had not been experienced in many years, adding that the story of sports […]
The Cameroonian Consul to Nigeria, His Excellency Onana Patrice, has mentioned that many security challenges, including the activities of secessionists, terrorists, and Ambazonian rebels, are potential threats to next year’s presidential election in his country. He disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Assistant Inspector General of Police in Zone 6, Jonathan […]
The federal government’s policy on the compulsory retirement of public servants that have spent eight years as directors in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) has stirred up public concern. This has led to the House of Representatives to mandate its Committees on Public Service matters and Legislative Compliance to investigate. House Leader, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, […]
Several reactions have trailed the Supreme Court’s judgment which finally granted financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas of Nigeria to control their finances. The judgment has barred governors in the country from interfering in the funds accruing to councils in their states. The Supreme Court also ruled that governors do not have the […]
Within the year the number of new clergymen undergoing scriptural training in the Diocese of Calabar Anglican Communion has risen. This was confirmed by Rt Reverend, Prof Nneoyi Onen Egbe, the Bishop of the Calabar Diocese during the first session of the 12th session of the Diocese held in Igoli Ogoja. “In the past year, […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria is about to commence construction of what it calls the Legacy Superhighway. Government described it as Renewed Hope Legacy Infrastructure Project, saying it is a 477kilometers Cross River-Ebonyi-Benue-Kogi-Nasarawa-Apo superhighway. The superhighway would be an offshoot of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. Minister of works, Engr. David Umahi spoke at a stakeholders’ […]
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