By Magnus Effiong The tourism drive of the Cross River state government has begun to yield dividend with only the Marina Resort attracting eight billion (N8 billion) Naira private-sector-driven investments, the Managing Director of the State Tourism Bureau, Prince Ekpenyong Ojoi, has said. Ojoi said this in Calabar during a press conference to unveil activities…
By Anietie Akpan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that achieving excellence in Nigeria is difficult due to ethno-religious schism that often hinders effective allocation and utilization of natural resources for the greater benefit of the people. The revered clergyman stated this in a keynote address he delivered…
By Magnus Effiong A group of legal practitioners in Cross River has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the State, Augustine Grimah, to urgently investigate the reported brutality meted out on a citizen, Ogo Ogar Ichire, by the police in Ikom, central Cross River. The lawyers, led by Barrister Sony Mgbe, said Ogo Ichire was…
By Our Reporter It was a gathering of who is who at the Christian Central Chapel Int’l, aka Faith Mansion World Centre in 8 miles, Calabar on Saturday, October 26, 2024 as the political class, Christian and traditional leaders and indeed unprecedented crowd of worshippers flooded the Church to witness the elevation of the then…
Cross River to Spend N498b in 2025, Priotiszes Infrastructure By Magnus Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State has presented a budget estimate of N498 billion, christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth,’ to the State House of Assembly for 2025. Otu said the sum of N328 billion, representing about 68 per cent of the total…
By Magnus Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State has presented a budget estimates of N498 billion, christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth,’ to the State House of Assembly for 2025. Otu said the sum of N328 billion, representing about 68 per cent of the total budget size, was allocated to capital expenditures while N170…