Category: Business
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Prelate, TIFUH President Charge Citizens on Peace Advocacy
The International President of the Institute for Universal Harmony( TIFUH), Dr. King Charles Bassey has charged citizens of the country on peace advocacy, saying they should be at the forefront of promoting peace and unity. Dr. Charles gave the charge at the Transcorp Hotels, Calabar during the Induction Ceremony & Launching of Scholarship Scheme for…
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Residents Groan Over Rising Cost Of Food Items, Others In Uyo Metropolis
By Emediong Dianabasi Okon, Uyo Food items are getting costlier for residents of Uyo metropolis in Akwa Ibom State as prices of goods climb higher, fuelling hunger and taking a big bite out of consumers’ wallets. According to a survey across major markets in Uyo, prices of food items have surged by more than 70 percent since…
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Calabar Port Manager Refutes Alleged Drought Of Container Vessels
Calabar Port Manager, Mr. Olumati Festus, By Tina Ezin Calabar Port Manager, Mr. Olumati Festus, has debunked an allegation of drought of container vessels in Calabar Port for the past 25 years. Some publications in the media had recently credited the Port Manager with reports that that the Calabar Port has not received container vessels…
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Otu inaugurates, tasks economic team on service delivery
By Magnus Effiong Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has charged the State’s nine-member Economic Management Team (EMT) to drive initiatives that would berth good economic fortunes for the State and its residents. Speaking while inaugurating the team, Monday, Governor Otu said it was important for the team to align with the workings and programmes…
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COS Takes Delivery of Items Donated by Senior Citizens
Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has taken delivery of some items donated to the State by the National Senior Citizens Center. The Items include 30 protective underwear, 32 walking sticks; 25 guide cane, 30 quadri pod walking sticks and 25 hearing aids. Others…
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Uncertainty as Akpabuyo Clan Heads Reject New Paramount Ruler
By Our Reporter Few weeks after the people of Efut kingdom in Cross River state rejected a Muri Munene/Paramount Ruler of the Efuts who Governor Bassey Otu endorsed, some clan heads of the Akpabuyo Traditional Rulers council have also rejected the appointment of HRH Etinyin Francis Effiom Edem as acting Paramount Ruler of the council…
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Debt Profile Saga: DMO Should Respond to Loan Denial By C/River Govt
The reports from Debt management office, DMO, portraying the Cross River state government as having collected a fresh loan to the tune of N16.4billion is quite disturbing. Though the State government has made some spirited efforts through the office of the Chief Press Secretary, to repudiate such claims, the intention of the DMO over such…
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Otu Launches Strategic Plan of Action to Boost Food Security
Gov Bassey Otu has launched the Cross River State Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition with a view to achieving food and nutrition security through enhanced investment in agriculture. The Governor, who made this known through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, in Calabar, said the policy would boost food production, availability, accessibility…
