By Itam Offor As part of the budget process, the Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation has interfaced with the State Economic Team. The meeting which took place in the Assembly Complex in Calabar, had in attendance members of the Finance and Appropriation Committee as well as the State Economic…
Governor Bassey Otu. BY Dominic Kidzu I ran into a short video clip in which Dr. Julius Okputu, former Chairman of Cross River State Civil Service Commission, saluted the admirable good nature and affable political temper of Governor Bassey Otu, who he believes has disclosed a certain kind of genius in the way that he…
CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso By Etim Etim The annual dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers is one of the most enduring events in Nigeria’s corporate calendar. It brings together industry chiefs and senior bankers in a convivial atmosphere and provides the monetary authorities opportunity to make a few pronouncements or give a hint at…
The winners from Bakassi By Anietie Akpan A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Talents-Afrique Reservoir Foundation has once again taken its awareness campaign on HIV/AIDS through School Sports in Cross River State. This year’s tournament was a 10.5km race, held along the Calabar Carnival route, formed part of the NGO’s annual campaign to raise awareness on…
Former Governors L-R: Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and wife, Onari, incumbent Gov. Bassey Otu, former Gov. Ben Ayade and wife, Linda and former Gov. Liyel Imoke at the ceremony on Sunday. By Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair In what many are calling an unprecedented move in Cross River State’s political history, Governor Bassey Edet Otu yesterday, November…
The new Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong. By Ita Williams, Calabar The University of Calabar, one of Nigeria’s premier institutions of higher learning, today marked a significant milestone with the investiture of its 12th Vice Chancellor, Professor Offiong Efanga Offiong, a distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry. The ceremony, held at…