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Cross River Assembly Reconstitutes House Committees And Chairmen

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly, has reconstituted its various house committees and their chairmen. Below are the new committees and their chairmen 1. Finance and Appropriation ……….Hon Cyril Omini 2. Local government and chieftaincy Affairs ………Hon Eyo Bassey 3. Transport and marine services ……….Hon Victor Nsa 4. Works and infrastructure

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Cross River, 34 Other States Receive 438.3bln NG-CARES Reimbursement Funds

By Patrick Obia Cross River State and 34 others have received the sum of four hundred and thirty-eight billion, three hundred and sixty-eight million, nine hundred and fifteen thousand, thirty Naira and twenty-four Kobo (N438,368,915,030.24) being NIgeria COVID-19 Action Recovery Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) program reimbursement fund. The NG-CARES Program now renamed Nigeria Community Action for

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Why Local Government System In Nigeria Should Not Be Federalized Under Any Guise BY OKOI OBONO-OBLA

any attempt to run a hybrid of unitarianism and federalism will definitely boomerang.

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Jettison Joining Proposed Nationwide Protest – Cross River Government Warns

By Godwin Ajom  The Government of Cross River State, has warned youths in the State against joining the proposed planned nationwide protest against hardship and bad governance. Nigerians are expressing displeasure against the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which they noted has brought untold hardship, inflation, devaluation of the Naira, cost of living, and

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Governor Otu Felicitates With Assembly Speaker, Ayambem On Birthday 

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent  The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has felicitates with the speaker of the 10th House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem on his birthday. The message was contained in a release signed by the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu dated July 22, 2024

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Women Lament Inactive Affirmative Action, Fixes Gaze On LG, Other Polls

By Godwin Ajom Women in Cross River State have expressed frustration over the ineffective implementation of the 35% Affirmative Action (AA) policy, stating that it is not achieving the expected outcomes. These concerns comes from women across various sectors, including political parties, civil society, government institutions, and pressure groups, all of whom have voiced their

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Former CROSIEC Chair Unleashes Fury In Open Letter To Gov. Otu’s SSG, Demands Apology

Sir, you had no justification in characterizing my team and I in such mediocre and disdainful terms, when you know very well that the decision to conduct elections does not lie with the commission. At best, the commission can only make critical preparations and then wait for funding approvals and matching orders from the chief

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ICYMI: Governor Otu Flags Off Distribution Of Boats To Fishermen

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent  The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has flagged off the livelihood component of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) program with the distribution of boats to fishermen and riverine communities of the state. While presenting the items to beneficiaries on Thursday at Calabar Municipality

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