The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has called on Governor Bassey Otu to account for the N251 billion the state has received in the past 14 months. According to a statement from Mr Mike Ojisi, PDP Publicity Secretary in the state on Friday (9th August), the Governor Otu-led All Progressives Congress (APC)…
The Southern Nigerian Traditional Rulers Council was officially inaugurated on the 30th of July 2024, signalling a new era of unity, peace, and prosperity for the Southern region of Nigeria. This council, the fruition of a long-held vision, represents a unified front for traditional rulers across the South, poised to amplify their collective voice and…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these federal universities and tertiary institutions of learning: NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO, DELTA STATE (1) Temi Harriman – Chairman (2) Adeola Adeogun – Member (3) Benedict Aguele – Member (4) Freeman Kasa – Member (5) Babangida Alhassan Abdullahi –…
Contrary to the reports making the rounds by some online news blogs that Omolola Oloworaran, the newly appointed acting Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), was sacked by First Bank of Nigeria, her former employee, findings revealed that it is fake news. Some news blogs had reported that Mrs Oloworaran was fired. This news…
The depleting Cross River workforce is set to receive new blood with Governor Bassey Otu rescinding the 25-year-long interdiction to employment into the State civil service. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, made this known in an interview on Wednesday, 7th August 2024, in Calabar. While noting that the last time mass employment happened…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these federal colleges of education: FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), YAURI, KEBBI STATE (1) Ismaila Gadaka – Chairman (2) Abdulhakeem Adegoke – Member (3) Pam Ishaya – Member (4) Abubakar Sadique Fakai – Member (5) Zara Duamlong Usman –…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these specialised institutions of learning: MARITIME ACADEMY OF NIGERIA, ORON, AKWA IBOM STATE (1) Kehinde Akinola – Chairman (2) Shehu Maigari Doguwa – Member (3) Samuel Isichei – Member (4) Faisal Lawal Halidu – Member NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF AVIATION…
To facilitate the needed relief to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven qualified Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Below are the names of the appointees and their…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has granted approval for the employment of 31 medical doctors, 22 pharmacists and 153 nurses, in his bid to address the manpower deficit in the health sector of the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, who made the disclosure to newsmen in his office…
The German Foreign Office has condemned statements by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in which he deplored aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and described starvation as morally justified. “These are completely unacceptable and outrageous statements by the Israeli Finance Minister. We reject them in the strongest possible terms,” said a spokesman for the…
