By Stallion Times On May 1, 2014, the former governor of Kano State, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, signed the child labor prohibition bill into law, making it an offense that attracts two years of imprisonment in Kano. In Kano, child labor has grown commonplace against the law because illegal miners are using minors as laborers
By Sylvia Akpan In a bid to boost agricultural productivity and alleviate poverty, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn, representing Cross River Southern senatorial district, has facilitated a training program for 200 farmers in his constituency. The program, themed: “Training, Empowerment, and Provision of Agricultural Grant in Selected Communities in Cross River South Senatorial District,” was sponsored
By Sylvia Akpan As part of ways to promote transparency and accountability, the Executive Chairman of Obudu Local Government Council, Hon. Peter Akonfe Undiandeye, has terminated all existing revenue contracts and agreements with immediate effect. According to a statement signed by Ikwen Atuaka, Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, the Council Director of Finance and
By Favour Adinya Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), a non-profit organization defending human rights and fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Cross River State and the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, has launched the Regulations and Guidelines for Alternative Care in the state. The event, held in partnership with UNICEF, ActionAid Nigeria, Safe Child Africa,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu and wife, Bishop. Mrs. Eyoanwan Otu, have welcomed the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, to the renewed hope initiative launched to tackle food insecurity in Calabar. She was represented by Hajia Nana Shettima, the
By Favour Adinya A suspected Sleeping sickness – trypanosomiasis has been detected in Ebom Community, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Ayuk and the Director of Public Health, Dr. Goddy Effah confirmed this during a town hall meeting held in Calabar on Tuesday, December 10th, 2024.
It would indeed appear that mentoring young people and grooming them to greatness comes naturally to Ebri
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Jude Eze looks frail. At his Orhom Orba village in Udenu LGA of Enugu State, Jude appears to be living in anguish of wasted years of apprenticeship in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He claims that his dream of becoming a self-made man before the age of 30 is now a mirage.