By Edima Frank and Obeten Godfrey The internal security organ of the University of Calabar on Tuesday shot a medical student of the institution in another twist to the 2018 student’s union government election of the varsity. Mr. Kelvin Enyam had emerged winner in the controversial election which saw the voting portal suffer several glitches.
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the recruitment of qualified Cross Riverians for immediate employment at the ultra-modern Rice Seedlings center located at the Ayade Industrial Park in Calabar. This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesman; Mr. Christian Ita issued Tuesday which read in
By Margaret John The Managing Partner of the Calabar Hospitality House, Mr. Ekuri Asu has urged the Cross River State Government to stop politicizing issues of unemployment. Mr. Ekuri made the call on air, while speaking as a guest on “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar where he posited that “The
By Deborah Obot Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) community by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Bekwarra became the second LGA in Cross River after Obanliku to be declared ODF after a rigorous process of three stage verification, certification and a final validation by the Federal
By Isek Violet The Cross River State Operating Coordinator of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO), Mr. Balingwo Ifegobi has said that its institution have compiled an unemployment database with of over 100, 000 vulnerable youths. “Yesso is a world bank model that has been tested in other countries and in fourteen other
By Margaret John It was a hustle and bustle on Sunday night as men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) chased down and arrested some policemen at about 8:30pm in Calabar, the Cross River state capital. The incident which took place along Etta- Agbor road (both sides) involved some Policemen that mounted a stop and
By Ilam Patricia A Cross River based Enterprise Development Specialist; Mr. Ogban Usetu has opined that the solution to the increasing unemployment in the State is entrepreneurship and not the conditional cash transfer of the federal government, which he described as peanuts. Mr. Ogban made the assertion Sunday evening as a guest on a topical
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commended the Cross River State’s government industrial drive especially in the agricultural sectors. The branch controller of the country’s apex bank in the state, Mr. Sampson Suwannee gave the commendation on Tuesday while on an inspection tour of the office complex for