Every community prays for access roads to attract development and ease livelihood. In 2016, the Enugu State government constructed a nine-kilometer road network from Obechara, Ugwuechara down to Ikenga Hotels junction. Ben Aron, The Whistler, in this report, portrays how this celebrated road has endangered Umuwalugwu village in Umakashi community of Nsukka LGA. The Genesis
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) says it will soon test-run the Water Treatment Plant with the newly installed components, warning the general public not to use yet. In a press release issued by the Director of Public Relations/Corporate Communications of the Board, Elder Roger Emori said the “quality of
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a bid to keep to the people’s first mantra and the ‘Health is Wealth’ saying, Governor Otu and his wife, Rev. Eyoanwan Edet Otu in collaboration with Faith Care Foundation and Henss Foundation have flagged off free medical outreach in Ikom Local Government Area. The weeklong activities had
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and its partners has announced the commencement of the second round of Optimize Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week (OMNCHW 2) across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. This was
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Edema Irom, recently led women on a humanitarian visit to a set of triplets being cared for by a good-spirited family due to the death of their mother during birth. The gesture, the commissioner disclosed, remains one of the Ministry’s
The Varsity is currently administering semester examinations, and those writing GSS Courses have had a hard time finding halls to do so due to the sheer volume of students who registered for them
By Godwin Otang After the death of a pregnant woman and her baby while in Labor at the General Hospital, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, the State Ministry of Health has reassured citizens that the ministry will provide support and health services to the people. In a press release signed by the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has appointed six each (12) into the Governing Councils in the College of Nursing Sciences, Calabar, and Obudu, respectively. In a press release signed and made available by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh with reference