Senator Akon Eyakenyi (L) presenting a cheque for N50,000 to a beneficiary on behalf of Nigeria’s First Lady. By Anietie Akpan The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu under its Economic Empowerment Recapitalization Programme, has empowered 1000 petty traders in Akwa Ibom State with N50,000 grants to boost their…
MD, Ibom Power Company Ltd; Engr. Meyen Etukudo. By Anietie Akpan For some days now, Akwa Ibom state has been in total black out causing so much hardship to residents and businesses. In the hit of this, the Managing Director of Ibom Power Company Ltd; Engr. Meyen Etukudo, threw some light on the issue. His…
By Anietie Akpan Biafra Separatists group, suspected to be the Black Marine has reportedly brought down a Cameroonian Military Helicopter in Bakassi Peninsula. Sources close to the Black Marine said that the Helicopter reportedly crashed after separatist militants on Thursday, August 22, fired several explosives targeting the helicopter. It was gathered that the military aircraft…
Gov. Bassey Otu (Second R) and the SMEDAN officials after the signing ceremony in Abuja. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has signed a Matching Fund Collaboration of N1 billion with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). The fund is for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in…
By Magnus Effiong With the country grappling with high cost of foodstuffs and other socio-economic challenges, the government of Cross River state has charged farmers and indeed all Cross Riverians to double their efforts towards achieving food security. Governor Bassey Otu, who gave the charge during this year’s Leboku international new yam festival of the…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has uncovered several illegal mining sites in the state and some culprits have been arrested. This huge catch is collaborative effort, comprising representatives from the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the Cross River State Government, under the State Taskforce on Illegal Mining that conducted a…