Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Government has described recent media reports that the state has not paid the N70,000 minimum wage as “false, unfounded, and a gross misrepresentation of facts.” In a statement issued on Monday, April 7, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Mr. Nsa Gill, said…
Gov. Umo Eno (right) brainstorming with his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi at the retreat. By Anietie Akpan The members of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council (EXCO), have been warned against complacency and excuses as they work to deliver on the agenda of the Governor Umo Eno led administration. Governor Eno said this at the…
The clean up exercise at Marina beach. By Anietie Akpan As part of efforts to keep the rivers, oceans free and clean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through the Green Rising Initiative, mobilized over 200 young people to take action in cleaning up the Marina Beach of the Calabar River in Calabar, Cross River…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Commonwealth Games, Nigeria, has met the deadline for expression of interest to bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2030 in Abuja. This was made known on Monday by Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). According to Nezianya, the NOC emerged from its executive committee meeting on April…
By Anietie Akpan The “Take It Back Movement” has described as violent and insensible the attack of peaceful protesters by combined forces of the military and police near the CFC junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. A statement on Monday, April 7, by the South South Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement”,…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River Communities have lauded the intervention of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on mangrove protection as a critical solution to climate change. This intervention is in the planting of mangrove trees as the defendants of communities from floods along the long stretch of Esierebom coast line in…