By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a Bill to provide for the establishment of the office of the Surveyor-General of the State. The bill, sponsored by the Member representing Calabar Municipality State Constituency, Hon Stanley Nsemo with eight other Co-sponsors, seeks to establish a legal framework for the Office…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has advocated for the ownership of solid minerals by states and a comprehensive legislative reform aimed at empowering states in the management of mineral resources. Governor Otu made the call when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals paid him a courtesy…
The Direct General of PENCOM, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran speaking at the meeting with the Police Retirees in Calabar on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has once again declared that massive reforms will soon take place in Police pension even as Nigeria Police Retirees have called for a total exit from the…
Excited beneficiaries. By Anietie Akpan It was shrill and thrill in some Cross River communities as they witnessed electricity first time ever in their homes. Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu made this possible as he launched an ambitious electrification project to power 10,000 homes across the state using the Solar Home…
By Tina Ezin, Calabar Six civil society organisations have petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly, urging it to halt ongoing privatisation moves by the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) under its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative. The petition, signed by the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), Citizens Free Service Forum (CFSF), Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), Child Health…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. By Our Reporter President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, returned to the country from London early this Monday morning, looking robust and dispelling rumours of ill health. Some social media reports had claimed that Akpabio was critically ill and admitted in a London hospital, but the…