Beginning in early April, around 70,000 Ethiopian citizens residing in Saudi Arabia will be repatriated. The third project of its kind since 2018, according to State Minister Birtukan Ayano, is aimed at repatriating “Ethiopians who are in a difficult situation.” The minister did not clarify if the returnees have been lawfully residing in Saudi Arabia…
The Presidency has chided the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, for allegedly inflaming religious and ethnic issues to push his political ambition. This was stated by a presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga when he was hosted by Seun Okinbaloye on a live podcast, ‘Mic On’. According to Onanuga, “What I know about…
…aligns with President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” Agenda In his Easter message of hope, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board, echoed sentiments that resonate with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Duke’s focus on repositioning the economy aligns with Tinubu’s vision for a revitalised Nigeria….
Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development, NDDC Board, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for cancelling all formal birth ceremonies to mark his 72nd birthday. Duke, a former Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly stated this on Good Friday while felicitating with the President on…
Members of the resuscitated Sub-Committees of the National Council On Productivity, NCP, have been charged to unleash the full potential of the “national workforce in alignment with the 8 Point Renewed Hope” Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar said in a keynote address…
The Trade Union Congress TUC, Cross River State Council has pleaded with the Government of Cross River State led by Governor Bassey Otu to fulfil its obligation to civil servants by extending the payment of wage awards. This was disclosed in a statement by Comrade Monday Ogbodum, State Chairman of the TUC on Saturday, stressing…
Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a rare gift, whom God has brought at such a critical time as now to get the country out of the labyrinth. Governor Otu, in his goodwill message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Linus Obogo on…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has on Tuesday, 26 March 2024, passed a motion urging the State Government to complete the Okuku-Okpoma-Mfom and Yahe-Ebo roads, which had been left unfinished by the previous administration. The motion proposed by Hon. Brian Odey, the member representing Yala I State Constituency in the Assembly, highlighted the…
Rev. Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah has been relieved of his duties as Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA by President Nana Akufo-Addo, effective Wednesday, 27 March 2024. Furthermore, the President also dissolved the GRA board without giving a reason. That being said, it is expected that President Akufo-Addo would appoint a new board soon. According…
The Federal House of Representatives has initiated an inquiry into the purported certificate racketeering activities of some Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies over their alleged involvement with Nigerian students. Remember how Umar Audu, a correspondent for DAILY NIGERIAN, completed the National Youth Service Corps programme requirement after graduating from a university in Cotonou, Benin…
