Representative of Wife of Mr President and Rivers State Coordinator of Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Lady Valerie Siminalayi Fubara (2nd left); President, University of Port Harcourt Women’s Association and wife of the Vice Chancellor, Prof Udeme Georgewill (left); Huawei representative, Dr Nihilola Fafori (2nd right); and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), UNIPORT, Prof Iyeopu Siminalayi (right); during…
Atuekong Don Etiebet OPINION By Etim Etim The Petroleum Club, Africa’s first-of-its-kind policy advocacy group in the hydrocarbon sector, will hold a lavish dinner in Lagos next week to celebrate one of its founding fathers, Atuekong Don Etiebet, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The club is made up of leaders in the Nigerian…
By Magnus Effiong Leaders of the Labour Party in Cross River State have taken a swipe on some stakeholders of the party for allegedly planning to organise elections to fill non-existing vacancies in the State executive committee when the tenure of the current Committee members was yet to expire. In a press release made available…
Special Adviser To Governor Bassey Otu on Digital Economy, Mr. Philip Obin By Ita Williams, Calabar In an insightful declaration, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Digital Economy, Mr. Philip Obin, has enumerated the transformative power of journalism in shaping Nigeria’s democratic landscape. Speaking from his office in Calabar recently…
OPINION By Etim Etim Many Nigerians are understandably shocked that petrol being pumped out of the Dangote refinery (DR) will not be selling at a relatively affordable price at the pumps, or a little cheaper than the imported variety. Long conditioned to subsidized products, they had expected that a locally produced petrol will offer a…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has called on Muslims in Nigeria to embrace the occasion of Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Muhammed, as a time to promote peace and unity for the progress of the nation. Otu who made the call in a goodwill message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nsa…