By David Nsa An Enterprise Development Consultant, Mr. Great Ogban has cautioned the government not to pay more attention to political ambitions than creating safe spaces for youths. He made his position known on air when hosted on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9fm Calabar. According to him, “Having over 4, 000 appointees
By Deborah Obot The founder of Lift Hub Calabar, Mr. Joseph Okorn has said that for enterprise and entrepreneurial development to flourish in Cross River State, we should “adopt the Silicon Valley approach.” Mr. Joseph further called on the organized private sector to leverage on shared energy in order to contribute to the empowerment of
By Mary Umani The founder of iKapture Networks, a skill acquisition training organization, Miss Grace Ihejiamazu has opined that creating inclusive education programs will go a long way to empower vulnerable youths in the rural parts of Cross River State. She maintained that empowering vulnerable youths in the rural areas will prevent them from falling
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has explained the reason why his administration is interested in the business angle of the Bakassi deep seaport. This is contrary to the notion that; “government has no business in doing business,” held by many. But, Mr. Ayade while receiving the concept design
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Tuesday lent support to the creation of a common currency for members of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS). This, the governor said will facilitate trade and ease of movement of goods and services with Nigerians expected to benefit
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayadr has called for an international boundary patrol agency to curb the menace of transborder crimes which is currently plaguing the state. Ayade who said the agitation for secession in the republic of Cameroon which borders the state has had an impact on the
By Jonathan Ugbal A family of eight have died from suspected inhalation of generator fumes in Ikom local government area of central Cross River State. The octet are said to comprise of the father, mother and six children. A source said the parents went to get relief materials and NGN25,000 cash each on Thursday last
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River is expected to join Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari as he departs for Togo Sunday morning for two high level meetings. The meetings are the joint ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit which will deliberate on common security threats to countries in West Africa and members of the