By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has appointed Mr. Francis Odachi Ekpo as Director-General of the Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau. The appointment that is with immediate effect was announced through a press release by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Linus
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appointed Bassey Okim, Esq. as the Senior Special Adviser on Security and Strategy. This was contained in a statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Linus Obogo. The statement said Mr. Okim’s appointment is with immediate
By Adeyinka Adedipe, Punch Newspaper Listen To The Report A couple based in Benin, the Edo State capital, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to produce their son, Ebi Agbomu, whom they had been unable to reach since his supposed arrest in May. The couple told journalists that a series of unsuccessful calls to
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals, AFYMP, has trained selected campus journalists in Port Harcourt, the River State capital. The media-focused NGO in the course of the session charged them to be innovative and creative as they are the game changers the industry currently needs. The Convener
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has raised an alarm saying pensioners who will be retiring might have issues with their pensions as many States, including Cross River have refused to utilize the contributory pension scheme. In a report released by PenCom, the agency stated that only Lagos, FCT,
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To the Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has directed his former appointees who resigned to contest in the just concluded All Progressives Congress, APC primaries to report to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government. Gov. Ayade in a statement signed by his Deputy Chief
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Cross River State is set to benefit from a European Union $1.4 billion loan facility that aims to help Nigeria diversify its economy away from oil. According to Bloomberg, the funds sourced from the EU and its development finance institutions are for projects in agriculture, climate change, and
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report A 24-year-old Public Health graduate of the University of Calabar, Goodness Odey, and a 19-year-old Godwin Kevin from Calabar have been announced as two of the 184 recipients of the Diana Award, an award that celebrates the life of the late Princess of Wales, by rewarding and recognizing