Barely 24 days to the end of the year, President Goodluck Jonathan is requesting a fresh N161.1bn to pay outstanding and future subsidy claims for the rest of 2012. The President said his government’s provision for subsidy payment in the year was underestimated. Jonathan’s request was contained in a 2012 Supplementary Appropriation Bill he sent
by crossriverwatch admin Unidentified gunmen at the weekend shot at the Head of Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Dr. Felix Akpan at Big Munch in Calabar Municipality and also killed the gateman while running away. Crossriverwatch gathered that, Akpan who is now receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital and some officials of the
Minister of Lands and Housing, Ms Ama Pepple cutting tape to unveil plague to commemorate the inauguration of Cross River State Civil/Public servants housing estate in Akpabuyo Local Government Area while the Acting Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham and other dignitaries look on Monday.
The Bankers’ Committee Sunday said the decision earlier reached to suspend all charges accruing from the use of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of other banks would be implemented from Monday, December 17. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Chairman of the Bankers’ Committee, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, revealed this while addressing journalists
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS has acquired more than three million condoms for distribution at the Christmas Carnival village in Calabar. The Director-General of the agency, Dr. Irene Aniyom, at the village in Calabar on Sunday said that the measure was to create more awareness on
Mohammed Jammal AKA ‘White Nigerian’ is a 25 year old graduate with both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Global Management from London Metropolitan University and Regents Business School London. He was born in the City of Jos, Plateau State where he completed his secondary school. Jammal joined Nigerian entertainment industry whilst studying in London.
December 10, 2012 by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Nigeria confronts combined challenges in the protection of human rights and delivery of governance that easily present opportunities for transformative leadership. On the auspicious occasion of the International Human Rights Day commemorated every December 10, those in positions of leadership in the country have an obligation to reflect
Mrs. Janet Ishi of Orok Orok Street, Calabar, capital of Cross River State, is currently a worried woman. The source of her bother is her eldest daughter, Eno, whose sexual preference is less than conventional. Eno is a member of the city’s growing tribe of lesbians. And they are found everywhere–civil service, army, police as