By Frank Ulom Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has appointed 25 people as Community Relations Officers (CROs). Their appointment was contained in a press release signed by Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Wednesday, 6 March 2024, with reference: Our Ref: GO/PRESS/013/VOL. IV/44. According to the release, the 25…
By Mo Isa The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Russia met in Moscow on Wednesday and talked about their future partnership. Nigeria is considered by Moscow as a top partner on the African continent, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed his Nigerian colleague, Yusuf Tuggar. Tuggar agreed with him. “The relationship will continue to…
By Chris Thompson A measure to overturn the Women’s (Amendment) Act of 2015, which banned circumcision and other forms of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, has been introduced by a lawmaker from Gambia. The bill was introduced in the national assembly for a first reading on Monday. The external female genital organs are cut or altered during circumcision…
By Frank Ulom The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has appointed Director Generals (DGs), Managing Directors (MDs), General Managers (GMs) and Vice Chairman into boards and agencies. In the press release signed by Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, one Vice-Chairman, nine DGs, three…
By Frank Ulom Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has appointed 31 Special Assistants (SAs) and Personal Assistants (PAs) to add to his cabinet. The appointment was contained in a press release signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, with reference number: Our Ref: GO/PRESS/012/VOL.IV/43. The…
By Frank Ulom Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has appointed 38 Special Advisers and Senior Special Advisers. According to a press release with reference number: “Our Ref: GO/PRESS/012/VOL.IV/43” signed by Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, the appointment is with immediate effect. Out of the…
By Joe Udo In keeping with his campaign promise to regularly pay down gratuities and other entitlements, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Monday authorised the release of an additional 2.7 billion naira for the payment of gratuities to retired workers and leave grant for primary school teachers. The breakdown of the payment…
By Omoiya Elder Darlington; Onyinyechukwu Ogah The President should be aware that the illegality of the twenty-seven (I.e27) lawmakers breaching S.109 of the CFRN 1999 as Amended in Rivers state can’t be addressed by shabby alternative dispute Resolution (i.eADR )process between the factions. They are both different and can’t be addressed through ADR as one…
By Chris Njoku Mrs Edema Irom, Cross River’s Commissioner for Women Affairs says that only less than 10 per cent of women in the state were involved in the state’s policy and decision-making process. Irom made the disclosure on Monday in Calabar during a press conference in commemoration of International Women’s Day, (IWD) with the…
By Frank Ulom The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has revealed that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, has hit N31.4 billion. Otu stated this last weekend at the just concluded APC stakeholders meeting in Calabar, adding that, “The state has witnessed an increase in revenue from N22 billion as of December…
