By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Federal Government and other partners on Thursday flagged off the South South Zonal Flag-Off of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7) in Calabar, Cross River state. With the theme: “MICS 7: Data for Progress”, UNICEF charged the field teams whose work begins…
Gov. Umo Eno laying the 2026 budget before the Assembly on Tuesday. …Roads get 387.5bn, Education N31.6bn, Health N136.1bn By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government has proposed a total of N1,390 trillion for 2026 Financial Year. Of this amount, N354.867 billion or 25 percent of total budget is for Recurrent Expenditure, while N1,035 trillion…
By Our Reporter The Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Florence Obi, has officially commissioned the university’s ultramodern fuel station. Incorporated as Unical Petroleum and Gas Ltd, the new outlet located at Eta Agbor, close to the school campus, is a joint venture between the institution and DonCally Resources Limited. UniCal authorities said the gesture…
Cross River State on Friday played host to the Agroecological Zonal Workshop of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Programme, an ambitious Federal Government initiative supported by the World Bank to overhaul Nigeria’s food systems, strengthen productivity, and make agriculture a profitable enterprise across the federation. Speaking on behalf of the state government,…
By Magnus Effiong Malta Guinness, in partnership with TRACE Naija, has taken this year’s ‘In The City’ Tour to five Nigerian Universities with students describing the event as exhilarating and impactful. Organisers said this year’s edition of the campus tour, which kicked off from the University of Ibadan, to the University of Abuja, University of…
By Itam Offor Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly converged in Abuja for a two-day retreat aimed at enhancing their legislative competence and strengthening their capacity for effective service delivery. The retreat brought together Lawmakers and Resource Persons to explore strategies for improving legislative oversight and budgetary engagement within the state. Declaring…