By Our Correspondent TechCamp West Africa 2015 recently hosted 100 best and brightest private and social entrepreneurs from across the African continent to focus on entrepreneurship as a contributor to job creation. The annual gathering which held from 6th to 8th of February in Accra, Ghana, saw attendees from Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria,
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists [NSA] , has won the bid to host the 6th All Africa Anaesthesia Congress [AAAC 2017]. The Association is therefore poised to host the biggest gathering of Anaesthetists in Nigeria and indeed Western part of Africa with the expected 1,000 doctors from all over the world gathering
By Monday Ogar The people of Okoyong in Odukpani Local Government Area, LGA of Cross River State have bestowed a posthumous award to Mary Slessor (White Queen of Okoyong), David Livingstone and the Church of Scotland for their service to humanity in general and Okoyong in particular. While presenting the award the traditional ruler of
By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking the centenary memorial of Mary Slessor, the Scottish evangelist famed for stopping the killing of twins in Calabar, the Women Guild of Presbyterian Church over the weekend held a procession in her honor. The procession which took off from the Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar walked through
By Bassey Inyang A state-owned Chinese company has signed a $12 billion agreement with the federal government to build a railway along Nigeria’s coast that is billed as China’s single largest overseas contract, the state media said on Thursday. China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. (CRCC) signed the official construction contract with the Nigerian government on
The USA Country Representative of Children of Rural Africa (CorAfrica) Ms. Emilia Kihslinger recently completed her visit of Cross River State, Nigeria. The visits started on Monday, November 10th to Friday, November 14th During her time in the State, she met with stakeholders to explore possible partnerships with the organization. In his welcome address to
By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Michael Nkem, a security staff of Manhattan Security Services Limited, attached to Sinoma International Engineering Company Limited (SHA 600970) with head office at NO. 16, Wangjing North Road Chaoyang District Beijing, China 100102 running the United Cement Company, UNICEM Line2 Mfamosing, Akamkpa local government area, Cross River State, has threatened legal
By Our Correspondent There is palpable tension in Danare, Biajua and Basua Border communities in Boki local government Area of Cross River state over a planned visit of the United Nations Technical Team on Border Demarcation to implant the New Pillar 113A in line with International Court of Justice (ICJ)judgment. The Protest led by the