By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Mrs. Esther Bassey has debunked claims of high taxation from her council, accusing traders of Anambra origin at the popular Watt market of fomenting trouble. Mrs. Bassey made the claim in an amateur video that has
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report According to information from the Debt Management Office between January, February, and March, a total of N1.3 billion was deducted from Cross River State’s accrued revenue to offset part of the State’s external debt. The N1.3 billion is 6.3% of the N21.62 billion external debt deductions from all
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Cross River State is set to benefit from a European Union $1.4 billion loan facility that aims to help Nigeria diversify its economy away from oil. According to Bloomberg, the funds sourced from the EU and its development finance institutions are for projects in agriculture, climate change, and
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Listen To The Report Some of the major streets and four houses were yesterday afternoon submerged in flood water in Efut communities, Calabar South LGA of Cross River State after a heavy downpour which resulted in the flooding of Musagha, Effiowan, Bassey, and other adjoining streets. The flood brought the
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says the State needs three aircraft to license Cally Air. He stated this while addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar on Tuesday. The State has been criticized for its partnership with Aero Contractors, rather than running an independent
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To the Report The Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) has ended a one-day sensitization exercise on ease of tax payment in the State. Speaking at the stakeholders meeting held in Calabar, the State Internal Revenue Service Chairman, Mr. Akpanke Ogar said the sensitization is geared towards the new electronic
By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Newspaper Listen To The Report The Auditor General of Cross River State Government has said that the Government of Cross River State did not procure any foreign loan in 2020 contrary to the report by TheMail newspaper. An extensive investigation which lasted for eight months and was published last month revealed
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The Niger Delta States in Nigeria have failed to attract any Foreign Direct Investment, FDI in the first quarter of 2022, says the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The States are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers. Also, 23 other States failed