By Patrick Obia Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are mostly fishermen and petty traders in the riverine area of Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, have cried out over the continued harassment and victimization by soldiers of the Nigerian Army. The soldiers who were deployed to the coastal region to
By Godwin Otang Experts and stakeholders in the economic and budget sectors have x-rayed and interrogated the Cross River State 2024 budget. The experts gave their divergent views during a virtual engagement organized by The Cross River Movement (TCRM), moderated by its founder – Iso Bassey. The discussion is geared to get the policy direction
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has signed the ‘Peoples First’ Budget of N296 billion into law. The budget was signed today at Dan Archibong Lodge topping N104, 986, 870, 898,59 billion in the economic sector. Recall that on October 26, 2023, Otu presented the estimate to the State
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River-born businesswoman, Martina Ofem, popularly known as “the international bole girl,” on Boxing Day, was announced the winner of a Toyota Rav 4 Sports Utility Vehicle by beverage brand, The Nines. Congratulatory messages flooded her social media timelines after she posted a video of her celebrating following the announcement on social
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