Author: Anietie Akpan
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C’River Partners NUJ To Fight Quackery In Health Sector
The State Coordinator of the Taskforce, Dr. Dan Abubakar (middle), State Chairman of NUJ, Comrade Archibong Bassey (2nd R) and others during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan The State Taskforce on Health Quality and Anti-quackery has sought collaboration with the Cross River Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to fight quackery in the…
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C’River Govt. Seals Off Unfit Private Clinic In Yakurr LGA
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has sealed off an unregistered and unfit private clinic in the state. The sealed health facility is Ben Damare Clinic and Maternity at Ekori community in Yakurr Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. A press release from the Information Officer, Kingsley Agim on behalf of the State…
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Two Laurels In One Week: Exciting Moments At Access Nation
OPINION By Olufemi Jacob Access Bank Group is in a jubilant mood. It’s about to open its rights issue through which it hopes to raise a whopping N356 billion that would shore up its capital base above the mandatory N500 billion. Just as the executives were working hard to finalize the fine details of regulatory…
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C’River Govt. Reiterates Commitment To Tackle Environmental Issues
Participants at the symposium on Wednesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to implementing measures to protect the forest and its biodiversity. The Governor made this known while declaring open a 2-day symposium to commemorate the ‘World Environment Day’ at Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar on Wednesday, specified…
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C’River Partners Research Institutes To Drive Agriculture, Pays N150 million Monthly For Project GROW
The Executive Director, Lake Chad Research Institute, Alhaji Baba Gana Kabir (R) and Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation, Johnson Ebekpo in a hand shake whole Gov Bassey Otu watches from the background. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River state government entered collaborative agreements with the Lake Chad Institute of Research and the Ahmadu Bello University…
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NGO, Cross River Forest Communities Kick Over Activities Of Illegal Loggers
The controversial wood processing factory. By Anietie Akpan A community based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Etara-Eyeyeng Forest Concern and some forest communities in Cross River state have raised the alarm over the activities of illegal loggers in the state. The NGO with support from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said the illegal logging activities by one Stanley…
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Cross River Residents Recount Their Pains, Frustration, As Labour Suspends Strike
By Ita Williams The people of Cross River State have recounted the impact of the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) saying the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government is a total failure. During the strike banks, government offices, and some petrol stations were shut, leaving…
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A’Ibom Governor’s Wife Charges Government At All Levels, Others To Collaborate Against Gender Based Crime
Wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, By Anietie Akpan Government at all levels, organizations and individuals have been charged to collaborate to stem the tide of gender based crime in Akwa Ibom state. Wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, gave the charge in Uyo on…
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Offices, Banks, Filling Stations, Schools, Others Remain Shut As NLC, TUC Commence Strike
By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) affiliate in Cross River state, on Monday joined her counterparts nationwide to commence an indefinite strike action to press home her demands for a good minimum wage and others. Following the indefinite strike action, offices, banks, filling stations, schools in…
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Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves As Wike Likely Retreats (5)
OPINION By Ehichioya Ezomon Has the political heat in Rivers State simmered in the past week to suggest perhaps – just perhaps – that conventional wisdom has taken hold of the dramatis personae in the crisis to pull back from the precipice they’ve pushed the state in the last eight months? There’s…