Cross River
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Construction on Sections 3A and 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, located in Cross River and Akwa Ibom respectively, will begin
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Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River says that only the constituents have the right to decide the re-election of members of the National Assembly (NASS) and not the state government. He stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Calabar on Wednesday and said that the insinuation of being at loggerheads with some NASS members…
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The move for the creation of Ogoja State from the present Cross River is gaining momentum. This follows a public forum organised by the Old Ogoja Province People's Initiative in Calabar to harmonize their position and demands for the new state. Speaking during the forum, its convener, Papa Dorn Cklaimz Enamhe, said the people and…
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The Cross River State House of Assembly has condemned a petition from the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi, which calls for the federal government to remove Bakassi from Nigeria’s list of 774 local government areas. The petition, addressed to President Bola Tinubu and copied to the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and…
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The government of Cross River, says it has taken over the possession of the foremost Tinapa Business Resort following an agreement with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Gov. Bassey Otu made the disclosure on Tuesday at a media parley with selected journalists in Calabar. Otu explained that the recovery of the resort was…
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The Cross River Government says it will take delivery of two new aircraft in March as part of plans to boost the state airline company. Gov. Bassey Otu disclosed this at a media parley with journalists in Calabar on Tuesday. Otu said that the plan to resuscitate the state airline was to provide alternative transportation…
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Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says the Bakassi Deep Seaport project will be funded without the state taking any loan facility. Otu said that the project, a flagship of his administration, though not conceptualised by his government, would change the economic landscape of the state and that of the country at large. The governor…
14 Feb
The Cross River Government has begun to probe acts of encroachment and illegal occupation of government property in the state. Leader of the probe team, Mr Gilbert Agbor, who visited the premises of the Teachers Training College, Calabar Municipality on Friday, decried the ‘massive scale’ encroachment on the school. Agbor said that the Gov. Bassey…
14 Feb
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked with the ongoing chieftaincy crisis in Iko_Esai village, Akamkpa Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Chief Obrt Obia, Chief Elijah Okomison, and Clement Akposi, will be charged with murder, arson, malicious damage, and conspiracy. Police spokesman, SP Ugbo Irene, in a statement, said…
13 Feb
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Cross River State has raised concerns over the declining number of inmates in its facilities, stating that the shortage is affecting farming and community service programmes. Speaking at a two-day town hall meeting on the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), organized by the CLEEN Foundation,…
12 Feb
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River, says the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state, has significantly improved under his watch. Otu made the assertion while inaugurating the newly renovated Calabar I Tax Office in Calabar on Wednesday. Represented by Mr. Mike Odere, the Commissioner for Finance, Otu said that his administration had also ensured…
12 Feb
The Southern Caucus of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Bassey Otu and declared him as their choice for the 2027 governorship election. The lawmakers, comprising representatives of Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Biase, Calabar South 1, Calabar South 2, Calabar Municipal, and Odukpani constituencies, made their…
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The World Sustainable Development Goals (WSDGs) Organisation, has announced the appointment of Engr. Raphael Chukwudimma Chukwu
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The Federal government on Friday implored governors of the 36 states of the federation to deepen the implementation of Human Capital Development (HCD) programmes in their respective states. It observed that the path chosen by Nigeria in the 21st century can only be determined by the strength of the nation's workforce, the education of its…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has berated the State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party over an enrolled order
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An Ilorin-based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO,) Lekan Adewoye Foundation, has obtained Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for 1,000 admission seekers in the state. The sponsor said that the gesture covers 83 wards spanning the seven local governments of Kwara South senatorial zone. Beyond the JAMB sponsorship, the Foundation also pledged full academic scholarships…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has disclosed that none of the 31 requests for state creation have met the constitutional requirements. Speaking at a two-day retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, stated that the submission deadline…
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