By Our Reporter The Board of the University of Calabar Printing and Publishing Press Limited has reappointed Dr. Mathias Sunday as Managing Director (MD) for a second term of four years, effective December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2028. According to a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board and Vice Chancellor of UniCal,…
Gov. Bassey Otu laying the budget before the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government, has presented a total budget outlay of ₦780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The budget tagged, “Budget of Inclusive Growth”, is designed to consolidate on the gains…
L-R: Galaxy Backbone programme Director, Mr Wumi Oghoetuoma, Hon Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal and the Permanent Secretary, Mahmud Adam Kambari during the flag off of 1Government Cloud Digitalisation Programme recently in Abuja. By Anietie Akpan The Federal Ministry of Environment has officially joined Nigeria’s digital transformation drive with the launch of the Galaxy…
By Our Reporter Beneficiaries of the N2 billion investment partnership scheme for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) across the 9 Niger Delta States, initiated by the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA), have thumbed up the initiative. Recall that NDCCITMA had, Monday launched the scheme, in what it said was…
By Princewill Kingston 88 Diasporans of Efik origin have finally located their traditional homes in Cross River state and have been inducted into the 12 Royal Houses of the Efik Eburutu kingdom. The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, who performed the induction ceremony in his palace at Efanga Nsa Street,…
Stakeholders at the forum. By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has restated its commitment to transparency and inclusive governance through sustained citizen engagement, as it held the Southern Senatorial District leg of the 2026 Budget Consultative Forum organized by the State Department of Budget Monitoring and Evaluation in collaboration with the United Nations…