By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has assured the Igbo community in the State that his administration will create a conducive environment to inhabit and for businesses. The Governor stated this when the Eze Ndigbo in the State, His Royal Highness, Eze E. A. Ezenwenyi, and
By Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels Television The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024. This is according to a Friday circular by the apex bank which instructed banks to place a “Post no Debit” restriction – which prevents customers
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
It’s a Monday morning and most of us are hitting the roads again with numerous burdens in our fragile hearts. The existential challenges relating to managing our debts, school fees, paying rents, feeding families, sustaining small businesses, and how to increase household income, has bequeath aches to the carapace of our minds. And I have
By Able Winnard The Government of Cross River State has offered support to global investors willing to invest in the State as a tax haven. Governor Otu gave the commitment when he hosted top global Chief Executive Officers in Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic capital at a breakfast meeting aimed at enhancing the tourism fortunes of
By Ruth Obo-Ekpo And Precious Odey Honorable Stanley Bassey Nsemo, a member representing Calabar Municipal State Constituency in Cross River State House of Assembly, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Governor Bassey Otu, for his recent decision to reduce taxes imposed on traders in Ika Ika Oqua (Marian) market. Nsemo said the move by Governor
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has met with some investors and charged them to plow their resources in the tourism, economic, and other sectors in the State. Governor Otu gave the charge during a two-day International Cooperation and Investment Summit held in the Calabar