By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Ministry of International Development Cooperation (MIDC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) country program have concluded a 2-day year-end review and debriefing session and commenced the 2023/24 aerial development work plan for the state. The session is one of several...
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Gunmen have abducted two medical doctors in Cross River State, and are currently demanding for N100 million as ransom to secure their release, the Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Calabar branch Dr. Felix Archibong has said. Dr Felix Archibong, confirmed this in an interview with the News...
Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr Olawale Fasanya, has revealed that the Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) contributed about 46.3 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Fasanya revealed this on Wednesday, in Calabar, at the graduation ceremony of the 90...
Gunmen have reportedly abducted passengers commuting on the Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River on Tuesday. State Commissioner of Police in Cross River, Mr Sule Balarabe, confirmed the abduction, but said the number of victims had not been ascertained. He added that while awaiting the number of victims from the...
Gov. Ben Ayade on Sunday declared that Cross River could not remain raw materials producer alone but would aim at adding value to them through industrialisation. Ayade said this in Calabar while flagging off the second Dry-Run for the 2022 Calabar Carnival with the theme: “Agro Industrialisation.” Represented by...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has urged the seven Carnival Calabar bands to interpret this year’s theme of the annual fiesta, ‘Agro-Industrialization’ to reflect the importance of agriculture in the economy of the state. Speaking on Sunday in Calabar during the flag...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has granted approval for immediate disbursement of funds as scholarship to indigenous students in tertiary institutions across the country. The Director General of Cross River State Scholarship Board, Comrade Nuela Tessy Anyin made the disclosure on Friday while speaking to...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it made seizures of illicit drugs with estimated value of N200 million in Cross River between January and October 2022. This was disclosed by the State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Kupi Maulse, during an interview with the News Agency of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have cried for help, accusing the Nigerian soldiers drafted to Ikang Community for ‘Operation Still Water’ of harassing, and intimidating Bakassi IDPs who are predominantly fishermen. In a peaceful protest which kick-started from Ikot Effiom Obutong re-settlement camp and...
The Federal Fire Service said property valued at more than N8 billion were destroyed by fire in Cross River from Janauary to Oct. 26. Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, Commanding Officer, Calabar Command of the Federal Fire Service, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday....
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the rescue of three of its men, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), held hostage by some community youths. The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River state Governor, Ben Ayade has described the concessioning of the ultra-modern cocoa processing plant, Ikom to AA Universal Agro Industries Ltd, as part of the deliberate effort of his administration to recalibrate the economy of the state. AAU is owned by business...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The newly elected Chairman of The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria ( MAN) Cross River State and Akwa-Ibom Chapter, Mr. Akin Oyediran has expressed willingness and desire to partnered NEXIM Bank in the export of syringes, rubber, transformers, recycling product and other agricultural products in the zone....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Newton Bassey, the senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State has vowed to restored the lost glory of the state if elected in 2023 election. He said his quest to serve humanity has influenced...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Calabar Canaan City Lions Club, Region 5, Zone 5c, District 404A2 has organized a fundraising to furnish an ultramodern e-library in Calabar, the Cross River State. The event which was also witness the investiture of Mrs Felicita Opata, the 40th President of the...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The President and Founder of Christian Central Chapel International CCCI, Bishop Dr. Gospel Emmah Isong has charged judges in Cross River State to avoid frivolous injunctions ahead of 2023 general elections. He gave the charge while officiating in a church Service to mark the...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Chairman Cross River State Task Force on Quackery and Related Violations in the Healthcare Delivery System, Mr. David Ushie, said on Tuesday that the taskforce has arrested six persons including a fake doctor for multiple surgeries in Aladim Community in Ogoja LGA of...
Hundreds of workers were on Wednesday locked out of Government House office by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River for lateness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, who arrived at the office at 8 a.m., was surprised to see that many of the civil servants...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday distributed starter packs, laptops , shops and one hundred and twenty five thousand naira each to 1000 youths from Cross River Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. The beneficiaries, who were trained on...