By Edet-Honesty Effiong This is my second theme on the 64th Independence anniversary of Nigeria. And just as I did in the first piece, I am still tempted to ask the same question whether we have cause to celebrate at 64. Placed side by side her contemporaries in South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and even China,…
By Princewill Kingston It is no longer news that Nigerians are railing, cursing and getting angrier by the day over unparalleled hardship which has dramatically taken another dimension since the current administration came on board on May 29, 2023. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team seem to have lost grip of the economy and…
Gov. Bassey Otu (6th L), his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (5th L) and other top officials at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan In a significant effort to advance the Bakassi Deep Seaport project in Cross River State, essential stakeholders have formally endorsed their commitment to supporting and overseeing the realization of the project. Among…
Gov Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government is inching closer to hitting its projected Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N75 billion by next year. Findings by Pillar Today showed that in July this year, the IGR of the state hit N6.3 billion and in August the figure progressed geometrically to N9 billion….
Gov. Bassey Otu (Second R) and the SMEDAN officials after the signing ceremony in Abuja. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has signed a Matching Fund Collaboration of N1 billion with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). The fund is for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in…
By Magnus Effiong With the country grappling with high cost of foodstuffs and other socio-economic challenges, the government of Cross River state has charged farmers and indeed all Cross Riverians to double their efforts towards achieving food security. Governor Bassey Otu, who gave the charge during this year’s Leboku international new yam festival of the…