By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In order to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal, a charity organization; Florence Agogo Foundation has awarded bursary to over fifty (50) indigent students across the eighteen (18) Local Government Area of Cross River State.s Speaking at a dinner night and the scholarship...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In its continued drive towards the actualization of its mandate of Poverty alleviation, Employment generation and wealth creation, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) up has flagged off the training of 40 unemployed youths across the state in four trendy skills: welding, Aluminum fabrication,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has called for more funding of tertiary institutions in the state by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The governor made the call in Calabar, Wednesday, when the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee to Investigate Alleged...
The Police Command in Cross River, says it has discovered a factory producing guns and explosives at Osomba community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. A team of the command’s Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad, led by SP Ogini Chukwuma uncovered the factory and recovered cache of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Dr Martins Egot is the Executive Director of Panacea for Developmental and Infrastructural Challenges for Africa Initiative (PADIC-AFRICA), formerly Development Concerns (DEVCON), In this Interview with PATRICK ABANG spoke on varieties of issues involving the Cross River National Park and Community forest. Excerpts:...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off a 3-day training of 50 unemployed youths in its Small Stock (Goat) Production Training Scheme (SSGPTS) in Calabar Cross River State. In his keynote address at the orientation exercise, the Director General of the NDE...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Social protection has been identified as one of the ways of reducing economic disparities among citizens in Cross River State The state Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs, Helen Egodo stated this on Thursday during a two day Capacity Building Workshop for CSO/CBO on Public...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – An environment expert and Executive Director of Rainforest Resources Development Centre (RRDC) Prince Odey Oyama has raised the alarm over the alleged clandestine transactions conducted by Barr Ichire Imo Okim and the Council of Chiefs of Effi Community, members of Effi Community. According to...
The police command in Cross River has dispelled a rumour of disappearance of some men’s private parts in Calabar. The command spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, dispelled the rumour while parading 13 suspects arrested in the state in August. Ugbo said that investigations showed that the rumour,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has taken its awareness campaign to rural communities in Cross River state. This time around, the campaign was in Ikot Offiong Ambai Primary Health Centre in Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state at weekend with...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Human rights and constitutional lawyer, Barr. Ichire Imo-Okim, has called on Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola, to stop NIS personnel operating in Cross River State from harassing or intimidating traditional rulers of Effi community in Ikom LGA of the state....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has embarked on a protest in Calabar, over the appointment of Asu Okang as the Commissioner representing the State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The protesters displayed placards...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In its continued drive towards the actualization of its mandate of poverty alleviation, employment generation and wealth creation, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has embarked upon the the disbursement of starter packs for the graduates of its school on wheels scheme in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Towards the actualization of its mandate of poverty alleviation, employment generation and wealth creation, the National Directorate of Employment has commenced the implementation of its Community Based Business Training Scheme (CBBTS) for unemployed youths in Cross River State. The NDE Director General,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, says his administration would revamp the moribund sports sector by deliberately initiating bold steps needed to address the appalling infrastructural decay ravaging the sector in the state. According to Otu, drastic steps have become imperative in...
According to the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, “Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.”, this means with proper planning, the right strategy, and purposeful leadership, lost glory can afterall be regained. Cross River state Governor, Senator (Prince) Otu has demonstrated this with the restoration...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Secretary to the Cross River State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh has reiterated the state government’s commitment to plan well for its citizens, maintaining that “without the children of today there will be no tomorrow”. Professor Enoh stated this on Friday in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State House Of Assembly Committee on Youths And Sports Development has expressed total neglect and abandonment by the former administration leading to outright decay in sports. The House committee, which was led by Hon. Mercy Akpama made the remarks...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Over three communities in Cross River State – Ugbem, Ekpri Iko, Iwuru Obio Ntan, and among others, all in Biase Local Government Area have staged a peaceful protest demanding the immediate transfer of Magistrate I. I Abam; an embattled trial Magistrate accused of...