Germany has agreed to open the doors to 250,000 skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers in a controlled and targeted labour migration deal. Recently, President Ruto made a commitment to address the employment concerns of Kenya’s young people, who had been protesting against economic challenges. He assured them that his administration would create opportunities for international…
The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has extended warm birthday wishes to the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Sylvester Agabi, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and dedication to the legislative duties of the House. Rt. Hon. Ayambem commended Hon. Agabi for his unwavering commitment to the progress and…
King Charles III, on Wednesday, invited President Bola Tinubu to Buckingham Palace to discuss climate change funding. This was disclosed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, who said the private meeting centred around the upcoming COP 29 Summit in Azerbaijan. Onanuga who said the visit was a private meeting,…
Cross River State Assembly members have called on the State Government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to carry out intervention works on the Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem road in Bekwara Local Government Area. The Lawmakers maintained that the intervention works would greatly ameliorate the sufferings of commuters on that road while urging the Contractor awarded the…
By Ugo Solomon Honourable (Dr) Martins Achadu, the House Committee Chairman on Education and the member representing Yala II State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, has given reasons for floating an Educational Support Grant Empowerment Scheme for constituents. Flanked by his colleagues; Hon Samuel Neji Abeng the Minority Leader and member…
Mr Val Obienyem, Media Adviser to Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has denied rumours that the former governor of Anambra State was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at his home. Unconfirmed reports were suggesting that Obi and his wife, Margaret, had been detained. However,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has awarded ₦310 million to youths in the State as a reward for boycotting the #EndBadGovernance protest. Governor Eno stated this in a meeting at the Uyo Township Stadium on Tuesday, in fulfilment of his promise to reward the youths for heeding his call to avoid participating in…
“The [EU’s] geopolitical game with the Armenians is a struggle to deprive Russia of its influence [in the Caucasus],” political scientist Stanislav Tarasov tells Sputnik. At the same time, the new visa-free regime is a kind of weapon for the EU to influence a certain part of Armenian society, as per Tarasov. “It’s like holding…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decisive leadership in establishing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and ensuring its successful launch. Governor Otu made this commendation on Tuesday, when the Managing Director and CEO of NELFUND, alongside other top officials of the…
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has called for the protection of the proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport. Otu stated this on Monday during a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, at Naval Headquarters Abuja. In his remarks, the Governor advocated for improved Naval presence at the…
