Gov. Bassey Otu
5 Feb
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling climate change by advocating for the restoration of the state’s mangroves.Otu made this remark during a courtesy visit by officials of the National Council on Climate Change Secretariat, highlighting the state’s proactive stance as the first to enact a Climate Change…
18 Dec
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has approved an extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state’s civil and public service from three months to six months. This is contained in a statement signed by the state’s Head of Service, Dr. Innocent Eteng, on Wednesday in Calabar. The governor noted that the new…
29 Oct
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River on Tuesday presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N498 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The appropriation bill is dubbed, “Budget for Sustainable Development.” The budget, which has N328 billion and N170 billion as its capital and recurrent expenditures respectively, is N202 billion…
14 Sep
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has urged legal practitioners in Nigeria to uphold justice, saying no nation will go far without justice. Otu said this in Abuja at the launch of Johnny Agim, SAN Foundation (JASAN Foundation), a Non- Governmental Organization (NGO), by the Lead Counsel of Legal Assent, Abuja, Johnny Agim, SAN, on…
11 Sep
No fewer than 32,341 candidates have applied to fill the 206 health sector vacancies advertised by the Cross River Government. READ ALSO:Fuel hike: Anxiety in Rivers, Cross River as schools resume today This is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday. According to…
31 May 2024
The Cross River Government has cleared 72,000 hectares of land for cultivation of rice and other crops. The state Gov. Bassey Otu made the
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The autobiography of the late High Chief Gabriel Akin-Deko, titled "I Drink to the Future," will be launched on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Queen's Park Event Center in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, organized by the Akin-Deko family and the Government College Ibadan Old Boys' Association (GCIOBA), will celebrate the life and times…
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Benue Good Governance Crusaders have opposed alleged moves by Governor Hyacinth Alia to take over the shares of Benue State domiciled in Dangote Cement. Jointly led by Felix Atetan and Peter Ameh, the Crusaders claimed that the governor had perfected arrangements to sell off the only viable state-owned transport company, Benue Links Limited, to a…
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A former presidential aide, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has declared that the group he leads under the auspices of the Ekiti Rebirth Organisation (ERO) will back the second-term ambition of Governor Biodun Oyebanji with critical engagement by calling out his shortcomings and demanding accountability. Ojudu said that Ekiti State has been on the path of development…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that plans are underway to establish ranching facilities to handle the processing of meat in the state. The governor dropped the hint when he hosted the Head of International Projects of SEMMARIS, Mr. Timothee Witkowski, and the Regional Agriculture Counsellor of the French Embassy, Sonia Darraco,…
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The Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the world's biggest aid agencies, on Monday announced that it was "forced" to suspend its humanitarian activities in almost 20 countries due to the US aid freeze under President Donald Trump. The NRC said in a statement that "for the first time in our history, (we) will have to…
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Sir: I read Professor Farooq A. Kperogi’s article titled “Emir Sanusi’s Quid Pro Quo for His Friends Turned Fiends” with keen interest.
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The Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $835,081.46, traced to the dollar wallet of SDQ Facilitators Limited in Leatherback, (also known as Rexel Nigeria Limited).
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has criticised the management of the National Service Corps (NYSC) scheme for allegedly paying corps members N33,000 in January, amid public avowal to commence payment of N77,000 monthly allowance.
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