Gov. Umo Eno laying the 2026 budget before the Assembly on Tuesday. …Roads get 387.5bn, Education N31.6bn, Health N136.1bn By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government has proposed a total of N1,390 trillion for 2026 Financial Year. Of this amount, N354.867 billion or 25 percent of total budget is for Recurrent Expenditure, while N1,035 trillion…
By Our Reporter The Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Florence Obi, has officially commissioned the university’s ultramodern fuel station. Incorporated as Unical Petroleum and Gas Ltd, the new outlet located at Eta Agbor, close to the school campus, is a joint venture between the institution and DonCally Resources Limited. UniCal authorities said the gesture…
Cross River State on Friday played host to the Agroecological Zonal Workshop of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Programme, an ambitious Federal Government initiative supported by the World Bank to overhaul Nigeria’s food systems, strengthen productivity, and make agriculture a profitable enterprise across the federation. Speaking on behalf of the state government,…
By Magnus Effiong Malta Guinness, in partnership with TRACE Naija, has taken this year’s ‘In The City’ Tour to five Nigerian Universities with students describing the event as exhilarating and impactful. Organisers said this year’s edition of the campus tour, which kicked off from the University of Ibadan, to the University of Abuja, University of…
By Itam Offor Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly converged in Abuja for a two-day retreat aimed at enhancing their legislative competence and strengthening their capacity for effective service delivery. The retreat brought together Lawmakers and Resource Persons to explore strategies for improving legislative oversight and budgetary engagement within the state. Declaring…
President Bola Tinubu (top), Senate President Godswill Akpabio (left) and Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan Abasi People Foundation (APF), a non religious and political organization, has declared that the completion of the Ibom Deep Seaport is a covenant between President Bola Tinubu, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno with the…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has described the formal return of the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort to the state government as “a battle fought and won for all Cross Riverians,” marking what he called a new dawn for the state’s economy. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Calabar,…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan A non religious and partisan organization based in the United States of America, the Abasi People Foundation (APF) has called for a Gulf of Guinea and Nigerian Eastern Economic Corridor Partnership. The APF which comprises Efik, Ibibio, Annang, Oro, Ekoi, Ekid and Obolo people also called for a strategic…
The Stakeholders. By Anietie Akpan The Executive Chairman of Yala Local Government Area (LGA), Dr Fred Okem, has lauded the Federal Government and the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu for siting the Special Agricultural Development Zone (SADZ) in Okuku, Yala LGA.. Speaking at the one-day sensitivzation seminar for stakeholders in the Northern…
By Our Reporter The Board of the University of Calabar Printing and Publishing Press Limited has reappointed Dr. Mathias Sunday as Managing Director (MD) for a second term of four years, effective December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2028. According to a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board and Vice Chancellor of UniCal,…
