Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika who represented the Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd). By Dianabasi Effiong The Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) says his administration is working to mobilise resources for an improved flood management system in the State by establishing the Rivers State Emergency Management…
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Mr Aniekan Umanahb. By Dianabasi Effiong The general public is hereby notified that the July 2025 edition of the statewide monthly environmental sanitation exercise will be held on July 26, the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Aniekan Umanahb, made this known on Friday in Uyo. According to him, the…
Stakeholders at the conference. By Kelvin Obambon The destruction of Cross River’s rainforest, the ‘largest’ remaining pristine forest in West Africa, is reaching a catastrophic level, prompting warning by stakeholders. They said without immediate action, the rainforests could vanish entirely within a few decades as it is estimated that from 2001 to date, Cross River…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan The people Ekid Nation, comprising Eket and Esit Eket Local Government Areas (LGA) of Akwa Ibom, have dragged the State Government and its Commissioner for what they called, “the clandestine, unjust, and illegal transfer of 30,000 hectares of Ekid ancestral land to Tulcan Energy Company without notice, consultation, or…
By Kelvin Obambon A civil society organization, We The People (WTP) Center For Social Studies And Development, has engaged women in mining host communities in Akpabuyo and Akamkpa local government areas of Cross River State on rights advocacy and legal empowerment. The town hall meeting held on Thursday July 3, in Mfamosing community, had representatives…
Sponsor of the motion, Member representing Yala 2 State Constituency, Hon Ogiji Martins Achadu. By Itam Offor Poised to safeguard public health and promote environmentally friendly practices, the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has proposed a ban on the use of Styrofoam and foil paper for packaging food in the State. The Lawmakers,…