By Our Correspondent Barely two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari flagged off the construction of the 260km superhighway in Cross River, German quality control experts have arrived the state to ensure strict compliance to international best practice. Speaking to newsmen in Calabar, shortly on arrival, some of the expatriates, Engineer Frank Neobaver and Mr. Gauther
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By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has made a case for closer ties between countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Japan. Governor Ayade made the call in Tokyo, Japan while addressing the maiden edition of the ECOWAS -Japan Business Forum. He recalled how as a graduate
Few days ago the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Cross River State, Mrs. Ann Odey goofed by taking a unilateral decision on a matter that almost set the state on fire, a matter that ordinarily would not have been a problem if proper line of authority on dealing with such issues was taken. Unfortunately, the
By Ogar Agi The town hall project initiated by indigenes of Okuku community in Yala local government area is yet to be complete despite inputs of funds amounting over 50 million Naira sources say. The money it is alleged was raised from the sale of lands with less than 10 percent of the said sum
By Jonathan Ugbal Renowned activist and civil rights lawyer, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla yesterday Friday, October 30 clocked 49 with professional, political and business associates as well as friends joining many others to felicitate and wish him a happy birthday. A former National Assembly aspirant in the northern senatorial district under the People’s Democratic Party in
Governor Ben Ayade yesterday expressed his determination to move Cross River State from a third world economy to first world economy. To this end, he advocated that private sector participation is very critical to achieving his goal. Disclosing this in Calabar at the commissioning of the Bank of Ondustry, BoI office, Governor Ayade said that
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has enlisted the partnership of General Electric (GE) in the area of lighting up the entire communities in Cross River. Governor Ayade who made this request when a team of General Electric (GE), Nigeria, led by its Chief Operating Officer in Nigeria, Ahmad Zakari paid