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Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget (Part Four), Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency In Focus BY AGBA JALINGO

This is a total of 21 projects amounting to N1,755,000,000 (One billion seven hundred and fifty five million Naira.)

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Cross River State Gets Boost In Power Infrastructure As Exco Approves Electricity Policy

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a move aimed at transforming the state’s energy framework, the Cross River State Executive Council has approved a state-owned electricity policy document. An emergency meeting of the State Executive Council of Cross River State held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, approved a presentation from the Governor for a

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Governor Otu Makes 11 New Appointments

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has appointed eleven into various positions. The appointment contained in a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gill Nsa, Professor Susan Etim is appointed as Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Education and Entrepreneurship, Akamkpa,

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Cross River State Government Commences Training For Council Legislators 

Having served for eight years in the State House of Assembly, I understand firsthand the critical role that well-informed lawmakers play in shaping policies that impact the well-being and development of our communities

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Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget (Part Three): Cross River North Senatorial District In Focus BY AGBA JALINGO

Kindly note that these projects do not include the ones budgeted separately in the SDGs and NDDC appropriations; and those that may come up in the supplementary budget. This is applicable to all members of the NASS. Both those I have written their projects and the ones I will still write.

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Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget (Part Two): Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency In Focus  BY AGBA JALINGO 

Today, I move on to Ogoja Yala federal constituency projects budgeted for in the 2025 appropriate law. The Federal Constituency is ably represented by Honorable Godwin Offiono (Goffio). 1.ERGP20256884 SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FOR SELECTED FARMERS AT OGOJA AND YALA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN OGOJA/YALA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, CROSS RIVER STATE Cost: N100,000,000 2.ERGP20256885 CONSTRUCTION AND

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Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget (Part One): Obanlikwu/Bekwarra/Obudu Federal Constituency In Focus BY AGBA JALINGO

The 2025 budget has been passed and signed into law. As I promised, I will be extracting and serializing all the constituency projects of all the 8 members of the House of Representatives and all the three Senators from Cross River State. Today, I begin with the constituency projects budget for my own Federal Constituency,

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Otu Celebrate Predecessor, Ayade Who Turns 57

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has felicitated with his predecessor, Senator Ben Ayade, who clocks 57 years of age. Governor in congratulatory message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nsa Gill, said “On this auspicious occasion of your birthday, I, on behalf of my

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