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State Government Constitutes Committee To Negotiate N70K Minimum Wage

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the constitution of a Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee on the new N70,000 National Minimum Wage and its consequential adjustments in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill confirmed the development in

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LG Polls: Assembly Speaker Calls For Peaceful Election

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Speaker, Hon. Elvert Ayambem in a bid to ensure a peaceful and smooth conduct of the forthcoming November 2, 2024 local government council elections in Cross River State, especially in Ikom LGA, hosted the Commanding Officer of 245 Ricce Battalion, Afi Barracks Col. A.

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Cross River Gov’t Declares Thursday And Friday As Public Holidays, Banks Exempted

By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State has declared Thursday, 31st October, and Friday, November 1, 2024 as public holidays ahead of November 2, Local Government Elections in the state. In a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu on Wednesday evening, states that the holidays is in

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DEVELOPING: Governor Otu Proposes N498bln For 2025 Budget

Tagged budget of Sustainable Growth, it is a 99.2 percent increase from the NGN250 billion the Governor tabled before the Assembly in October 2023.

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Gov. Otu Visits Bereaved Forestry Commission Chairman, O’ben-Etchi

Mrs. Faith, an entrepreneur and founder of SexyByFaith, a clothing, apparels, and adult store passed on late last night after she slumped while dancing salsa,

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LG Polls: NYCN Calls For Peaceful And Transparent Elections, Charge Elected Leaders On Integrity In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Cross River chapter, has charged security agencies, political parties, candidates, and other key stakeholders to ensure peaceful conduct of the local government elections slated for November 2nd, 2024. NYCN gave the charge in a press conference at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Center,

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Continue To Pray For Nigeria – Otu Urge Nigerians, As Umo Eno, Others Celebrates With Emmah Isong

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has called on Nigerians to be patient with the government’s reforms. Governor Otu made this appeal during a “Five Star Celebration and Installation” service to honor the General Overseer of Faith Mansion World Center, City of Testimonies, Calabar, Dr. Emmah Isong as Archbishop.

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Anxiety Greeting Cross River November 2nd LG Polls

By Godwin Ajom With just seven days left for the much anticipated 2024 Cross River State local government election, uncertainties have creeped into the hearts of candidates and electorates in the state. Some political pundits, astrologers, actors and observers have expressed mixed feelings about the process with many predicting it to be free, fair and

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