The Assembly in session with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem presiding. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has passed 30 bills into law with eight pending as it marks the end of the second legislative year. Within the period under review, the 10th Assembly also passed 83 Resolutions. Speaker…
One of the beneficiaries displaying his tricycle mini truck. By Anietie Akpan In his effort in empowering entrepreneurs and strengthening economies, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has taken his ARISE Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Grant to Oro Local Government Area (LGA). Governor Eno’s MSMEs grant initiative stands as a model for…
President Bola Tinubu. By Etim Etim FCT Minister Nyesome Wike spent a whopping N39 billion to renovate the International Conference Centre in Abuja and renamed it Bola Tinubu International Conference Center in continuation of the administration’s craze to name everything after the president. The facility was built in 1991 by the Babangida military régime at…
By Dianabasi Effiong The heads of missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Canada on Thursday congratulated the Nigerian people’s commitment to 26 years of democratic governance. They made this known in a statement they jointly signed on the occasion of the celebration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day on June 12. They…
Gov. Bassey Otu. … Congratulates President Tinubu By Anietie Akpan As Nigerians celebrate Democracy Day today, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has charged citizens of the State to actively participate in upholding democratic norms, engage in civic duties and holding leaders accountable through peaceful dialogue. In a statement from the Chief Press…
As Nigeria celebrates the 26th year of unbroken Democracy, we doff our hats to the poor on the streets, the ordinary Nigerians who have shown resilience, believing in the stoic philosophy of dogged determination despite challenges and adversity. It is true that we have had 26 years of unbroken democracy but it is also 26…