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…
The Chief Whip of the Cross River State House of Assembly and Member Representing Boki II State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong, has described Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in the state as a Political Evangelist. Bisong stated this in a birthday message to make Eba’s 49th birthday on Saturday, 8th…
The Organised Labour has stepped down their proposals of the monthly national minimum wage to N250,000. The Government and the Organised Private Sector have also stepped up their proposals to N62,000 monthly. This comes after a Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage meeting held on Friday night, 7th June 2024. Recall that the Organised Labour had…
Governor Bassey Otu has proposed the establishment of the Cross River State University of Education and Entrepreneurship. The University, CONVERSEER learned will be situated in Awi, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed by the Governor as one of the 8 resolutions made during the 5th Cross River State Executive Council (EXCO)…
…charges Exco members to brace up …Council gives approval to 15 proposals including Executive Bill seeking to establish State University of Education and Entrepreneurship Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has charged Members of the State Executive Council to brace up for greater records of successes in this second year of the Administration. Speaking…
The Member Representing Boki II State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong, has joined in the celebration of his colleague, Hon. Engr. Thomas Aruku, Member Representing Ogoja State Constituency, on his birthday. Hon. Aruku added another year to his age today, 6th June 2024, and has had a…
Governor Bassey Otu has launched the “Sweet Prince Palliative Health Programme” to provide health assistance to vulnerable groups in Cross River State. The programme flagged off recently in Calabar, aims to improve the health of pregnant women, children under five, and the elderly over 70. Governor Otu emphasised that the programme fulfils his commitment to…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has said he is a committed and loyal member of the party. Obi stated this on Thursday after being confronted by journalists on Wednesday on his stand following the crisis currently rocking the party. In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), Obi…
The Federal Government (FG) has said leaked documents on fiscal policy proposals are not official. A statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Thursday, 6th June 2024, said the two fiscal policy documents in circulation are not approved official documents of the Federal Government of Nigeria. “The…
