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13 Mar
The Cross River government has pleaded with newly graduated nursing students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) not to migrate abroad, saying the health sector is in dire need of their expertise. Dr Henry Ayuk, the Commissioner for Health, Cross River, made the appeal on Wednesday in Calabar during the induction and oath-taking of the…
8 Mar
The newly appointed Special Adviser on Skill Acquisition to Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River state, Ray Ugba Morphy, has said he will not be receiving salaries throughout the duration of the appointment. He has, however, informed the governor that he will drive his new role without collecting any salary or emoluments from the state…
26 Feb
Three years after destruction of government and private owned properties worth multiple millions of naira during #EndSARS protests, relics of the crisis may still be seen in Calabar, the Cross River Capital.
24 Feb
Cross River warned about a possible outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever in old Ndebeji, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
5 Feb
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in Oyo State’s Saki West State Constituency rerun poll.
24 Jan
Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi has urged the Cross River State government to take advantage of its tax incentives in boosting trade and industrial activities within the state.
17 Jan
The academic complex of SteadyFlow College of Education Akparabong Community in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State has been razed down by fire.
12 Jan
National Population Commission (NPC) has selected 16 councils in Cross River State for the conduct of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).
29 Dec
Calabar on Thursday stood still as the parade of the bands took centre stage in the ongoing cultural festival christened “Carnival Calabar”.
13 Dec
The activities of kidnappers and armed robbers have continued to instill fear among residents of Calabar, the capital city of Cross River, within the last few months, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. In separate interviews with NAN in Calabar on Wednesday, the respondents said they now lived in perpetual fear as the activities…
11 Dec
The traditional ruler of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, Etiyin Maurice Edet, was on Sunday night kidnapped by suspected gunmen at his residence in the council area. An aide to the traditional ruler was shot dead while trying to prevent his principal from being kidnapped. Spokesperson of the Cross State Police Command, SP…
29 Nov
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River, says arrangements have been concluded to boost the state-owned airline, Cally Air, with three additional planes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor made the disclosure during the inauguration of a Boeing 737 – 5N BYR Plane into the state-owned airline in Calabar on Tuesday. NAN…

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