Top government officials and the organizers at the summit. By Anietie Akpan Nigerian students have been charged on developing positive, wide mindset and unyielding leadership spirit towards leadership roles in the society. The State Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Dr. Ubong Inyang, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien…
Cross River First Lady, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu By Kingsley Agim 500 elderly citizens from Cross River State have benefited from the State Health Insurance Scheme, (CRSHIS) courtesy This landmark gesture which is fully sponsored by the Wife of the State Governor, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, ensures the enrollment of 500 senior citizens aged 70,…
Stakeholders in Yala gather to celebrate the reconstruction of the 24 km Okuku-Mfom road. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has commissioned a portion of the 24 km Okuku-Mfom road in Yala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state 50 years after. The road was last constructed 50 years ago and…
President Bola Tinubu . By Anietie Akpan A Herculean task awaits the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government for the next two years as the cost of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) closure since 2013 soars to N13.67tn ($8.542bn). An economics expert told Pillar Today that this frightening cost is hinged on the…
Some participants at the workshop. By Anietie Akpan The African Biogenome Project ( AFRICABP) Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, West Africa has called on the University of Calabar to establish a Bio-Innovation Centre for Cross River State. The call is in line with the goals set for 2050 towards driving home the West African…
The DVC Academic, Prof. Tony Eyang (L) and the inaugural lecturer, Prof. Eyo Offiong Mensah at the lecture. By Anietie Akpan The 140th Inaugural lecturer of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Eyo Offiong Mensah has advocated for the creation of an Onomastics Department in Nigerian Universities. Prof. Mensah made this advocacy at the Senator…