By Friday Okeregbe, Channels Television The joint National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have suspended the nationwide strike which entered its second day on Wednesday. The decision was reached at a meeting on Wednesday that deliberated on the outcome of an earlier interface with
By Sylvia Akpan The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa has carried out a sensitization exercise frowning against discrimination against Persons With Disabilities in public, private sector and in governance in Cross River State. In an event held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, facilitated by Dr. Owoade Philip Adeleke, the Foundation also sued for equal
It’s 170 days already in office and remaining 1,290 days to the end of the first tenure of Governor Prince Otu. For me, I will always say my own. I can make mistakes sometimes like I always do, but I honestly will not go out of my way to just bad mouth anyone. One thing
By Charity Ohotu Cross River State Deputy Governor, Rt. Honorable Peter Odey has attended the 3rd Conference of the African Sub-Sovereign Government Network which is geared towards strengthening economic ties. Held at the Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt, and organized by the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, Honorable Odey who represented Governor Bassey Otu at
By Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels Television The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are to remain legal tender indefinitely. While new currency notes were introduced last year with the old ones set to cease as legal tender, the apex bank on Tuesday extended “the legal tender status deadline of
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes The lack of safe drinking water in various schools across Bauchi State is threatening the sustainability of basic and qualitative education (Sustainable Development Goal 4). It is crippling the attainment of the United Nations SDG Goal, being implemented by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the local actors. The WikkiTimes,
By Godwin Otang A Professor at the Department of Special Education, University of Calabar (UNICAL) Professor Patrick Egaga, who was a member of the recent Panel of Investigation set up to enquire into the allegations of sexual harassment, abuse of office, and misconduct at the Faculty of Law, in the varsity has been kidnapped on
By Patrick Obia At least three persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident in Cross River State. The crash occurred in the early evening of Monday, November 13, 2023, along Nko Road, Yakurr Local Government Area of the State. The tragedy which involved a gray Toyota Camry saw all three men lying lifeless.