In a landmark move for the nation’s energy sector, President Bola Tinubu recently assented to the Electricity Bill which is now known as The Electricity Act (2023). Essentially, the Act aims at revolutionising the power industry in Nigeria. Now, the spotlight shifts to individual states and their governors to leverage this transformative legislation for the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Nakanda Amboni, Thelma Eneji, and Ashie Osor have emerged as Cross River State Government House Press Corps executive council members. The election that produced them was conducted on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 at the Presidential Lodge, Calabar which serves as a temporary Governor’s office due to the ongoing renovation.
By Ijeoma Opara, The ICIR Following the hike in fuel prices, the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members to work only two times a week. The directive was contained in a statement issued by COEASU National President, Smart Olugbeko on Wednesday, July 19. Olugbeko said the decision was reached by
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly (CRSHA), Honorable Elvert Ayambem has assured the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) of the safe release of a Neurologist and Consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim. Doctor Ekanem Philip
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has pledged to tackle flood headlong in the State after Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecast. In a plenary held on Tuesday 18 July 2023, the member representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency, Honorable Cyril James Omini, proposed a motion calling on
By Patrick Obia A 16-year-old, Asuquo George is currently battling with his leg and life after he was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. He was in March 2023 knocked down by a reckless driver in Calabar metropolis which almost cost him his life on the spot. But
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has reaffirmed his commitments in improving the economic fortunes of Ikom local government area. He made this known on his social media handle in the wee hours of today. He posited that the Ikom people must be able to compete favourably with
By News Agency of Nigeria A bill to establish the Federal College of Health Technology Bakassi and a bill to establish Federal University of Agriculture Akpabuyo have passed first reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The bills were sponsored by Hon. Joseph Bassey, member representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in the House