By Patrick Obia Coalition of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in Cross River State, has dish out words of encouragement saying there is “ability in disability” especially those physically challenged in the society. The Coordinator of CSOs against COVID-19 action in the State, Mr. Gabriel Adim stated this on Hit 95.9 FM program (Winning COVID) with
The crisis rocking the Cross River Judiciary has taken so many dimensions it is difficult to keep track of. The myriads of issues range from the removal of Justice Michael Edem from the official residence of the Chief Judge to the politics of succession, the non confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme; the saga in the
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade had on November 21, 2019 while presenting the 2020 appropriation bill before the state’s House of Assembly said the budget believed in “spiritual force” and had social agglutination. Mr. Ayade who referred to the budget in the third person narrative had said: “The budget
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government has revised downwards, the 2020 budget of Olimpotic Meristemasis by a whopping 87 percent. The Governor, Benedict Ayade had on November 21, 2019, presented the 2020 appropriation bill of NGN1,100,167,507.09 to the House of Assembly. The Assembly passed the budget barely 24 hours to the new year
Governor Ayade of Cross River state has earmarked N24billion for COVID-19 relief and recovery. The figure was contained in the reviewed 2020 Budget of Olympotic Merristemasis sent to the State House of Assembly, yesterday for consideration. The initial budget of 1.1trillion which the governor signed in January 2020 was reviewed downward to N147,130,166,996 and 16.3
By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking the 2020 World Mangrove Day in Cross River State, Integrated Mangrove Watch Association of Nigeria (IMWAN) has called on the three tie of Government to become practical in mangrove ecosystem defense. IMWAN in collaboration with Integrated Mangrove Forest and Livelihood in Nigeria (IMFOMALIN) project at an event
By Jonathan Ugbal The new commissioner of police in Cross River, Mr. Abdulkadir Jimoh has resumed office stating that he wants to help the state grow her internally generated revenue (IGR). CP Jimoh was redeployed to the state last week and arrived via flight from Abuja on Sunday. And, upon meeting heads of units and
By Jonathan Ugbal The chronicles of the SARS – CoV-2 in Cross River remains one of discordant tones as the state’s chapter of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has written the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) decrying what it perceives to be sharp practices. The association said while the two