Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has approved the sum of N10 billion for the payment of outstanding gratuities for retired civil and public servants in the state. Present administration inherited backlog of unpaid gratuities of retirees dating back to the year 2014 and findings by…
By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Budget Estimates and Supplementary Appropriation bill of N 437.876 billion Earlier the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu had proposed a budget size of N296.985 billion for 2024 bill. A press release by the Assembly’s Information Officer, Mrs Itam Offor, said the Assembly…
OPINION By Etim Etim Aliko Dangote deserves our collective support and official encouragement. I told him the day I visited his plant that he’s ‘’an authentic African hero and a real icon’’, and I meant that from the bottom of my heart. As an investor and businessman, he’s succeeded where our government has failed. He…
By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council has expressed dismay at the current face off between the Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) limited over the supply of crude oil to the former. Following the impasse, the masses are suffering buying petrol at exorbitant cost as…
DG CRAGIA, Mr. William Archibong jnr. (R) presenting the C of O to the Rector, IMT, Ugep, Dr. Akintola A. I. By Sylvia Okoi In its avowed determination to ensure timely issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to private and public property owners in the State, the Cross River Geographic Information Agency has…
The Anglican Bishop of the Calabar Diocese Rt. Rev. Prof Nneoyi Egbe By Anietie Akpan The Anglican Communion, Calabar Diocese, has called on the Cross River State Government to confiscate and set buffer zones in every disputed land in the state. The state for quite some time now has been enmeshed with incessant communal clashes…