As usual, the excitement whenever the thought of a super highway that will lead me straight to northern Cross River (my favorite part of the state) sneaks to my head, I smile uncontrollably. Myself and a lot other Cross Riverians wake and pray for the actualization of this dream. We have gone as far as
The ground breaking of the 260km Super Highway in Cross River state by our amiable President Muhamadu Buhari may have come and gone with a lot of razzmatazz and fanfare, but one event will remain significant and instructive for a long time to come to political players and spectators in the state and that is
It baffles me to agree that Cross River state is still an educationally less developed state given its history as one of the first colonial base in this country. Colonialism brought many ills to the people it came to, yet in our forced government curriculum, our teachers thought us that one “advantage” of colonialism is
This week, as we continue our look at the potential of the creative industry for job creation and economic development in Cross River State we will focus how developing the music industry in the state can help achieve these set objectives. Nigerian music consists of various genres and style, some of which are known worldwide.
President Muhamadu Buhari loves Cross River State, a lot! Cross River State was the second state he visited on his campaign trail prior to the election that held early this year. It was not an accident. That is what he wanted to do. When the President loves you, he doesn’t hide it. If he doesn’t
When I thought about contributing to the conversation on the proposed visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Cross River State to perform the ground breaking for the Super Highway, I observed that the conversations so far have revolved around issues which have been over flogged, leaving out the very important
INTRODUCTION: Dictionary.Com defines a Turnpike as a “high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.’’ It is also known as a toll road or toll way, operated as a public or private roadway for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage. According to Wikipedia, Turnpikes: have existed for at least the last 2,700 years,
Creative and entertainment industry in Nigeria has become a key driver of growth, analysts have posited. The creative economy – which includes, the film industry, the music industry, the culture industry, visual arts industry, the fashion industry and many others – is not only one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the world economy,