By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard News Nigeria The Cross River State Governor Sen. Ben Ayade has told youths in the State that no one can change their destiny adding that they should not be intimidated by circumstances of their birth. The Governor gave the charge in Calabar, Saturday during a Youth Summit organized by APC Youths
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper The Cross River State’s National Assembly Caucus Chairman, Senator Gershom Bassey has promised to establish “Cross River State Security Trust Fund” in 2023, if elected as the governor of the State. It would be recalled that the Calabar-Oron waterways have not been safe in recent times, as onslaughts of
The Cross River State Government’s 2022 budget of NGN354 billion has received knocks and kudos since the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade gave his assent to it. Notable among the knocks and kudos is that of Policy Alert that spotted red flags in the 2022 budget and report of the previous year, 2021. In this episode,
By Godwin Oritse, Vanguard News Nigeria There are indications that the protracted congestion at the Lagos seaports may have started pushing exporters to the Eastern ports as more exporters move their export cargoes through Calabar port. Vanguard News Nigeria learned that a total of 80 containers of raw cocoa beans export have been loaded through the
By Harrison Edeh, The ICIR The Federal Government has signed a €9.3 million agreement with the European Union (EU) and the German Government for the construction of 23 mini-grids by eight indigenous solar developers. The agreement, signed under the Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS), is targeted at boosting the electricity supply in rural communities. The
Section 22, 1999 Constitution says: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this Chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” Section 39: Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ex-governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has described former House of Representatives member and PDP Governorship aspirant, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo is a passionate woman. He eulogized her when the former Ambassador to Ethiopia and founder of the Gender and Development Action (GADA) Nigeria consulted him about her ambition. Recall that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections in northern and southern Cross River State, the People’s Democratic Party has announced the constitution of its campaign council and campaign committees for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency. According to a statement issued by the party’s spokesman, Mike Ojisi, the members