Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Çross River state government has ordered the immediate disbandment of the suspended Cocoa Allocation Taskforce and Surveillance Team in the state. This order by the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu as contained in a statement dated June 10 by his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill, affects the four government-owned…
The Organised Labour on Monday said it won’t accept ₦100,000 Starvation Wage as the new minimum wage proposed by some individuals and economists. This was disclosed by Chris Onyeka, Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show. Onyeka said the workers are insisting on the ₦250,000 they…
OPINION By Etim Etim Akwa Ibom State government has the largest social welfare programmes in almost every sector in the country, but adding free football tickets could be counterproductive. The government provides free education for all primary and secondary school students with free books, and this has been going on since 1999. It pays about…
The Deputy Governor, Rt Hon. Peter Odey(left), the Speaker, CRHA, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem at the inter-denominational service to mark Democracy Day on Sunday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has highlighted the significance of June 12, 1992, presidential election, saying its subsequent annulment fuelled Nigeria’s democratic struggle. A statement by…
By Our Reporter Out of wrong brief or sheer misrepresentation of facts, the Governor of our dear State has been hoodwinked into approving a massive downward review of the salaries of staff of the office of the State Auditor-General and their counterpart in the Local Government. Just when they thought that they were being finally…
In accordance with his commitment to actualise Nigeria’s green industrial vision, boost investor confidence, and unlock sustainable economic value through various climate finance instruments, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in an interim capacity, pending the confirmation…
In a continued effort to support the communities of the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), through its Cross River State Representative, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, distributed flood palliatives to the riverine axis of Bayside in Calabar. The event, held at the playground of the Efe Ekpe Efik Iboku in Duke Town, was…
…says Nigeria will overcome economic shocks soon A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Akin Ricketts has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to insulate the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy from politics and the Civil Service, in order to checkmate corrupt tendencies. Akin, a former two-term board chairman of…
There was tension in Calabar, Cross River State capital on Friday night when a girl alighted from a vehicle and went berserk. Eyewitnesses said the girl whose identity is yet to be ascertained was dropped off at about 10/11pm by suspected Yahoo Boy, a term used to describe internet fraudsters and ritualists. A source who…
Governor Bassey Otu (middle), the Zonal Coordinator of NCCSALW, Major General Ifiok Obot (4th from R) and others during the visit. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River state government has declared commitment to collaborate with the Federal Government in combating the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the state. A statement on Sunday…
