The former federal and state lawmaker will be operating from the premises of the Bank of Industry, BOI, until the office at the ministry is put in order. However, he says his presence will be at the ministry as the Permanent Secretary will always be there.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Bank of Industry is currently conducting a biometric exercise for palliative grant scheme in Cross River State. The exercise is to facilitate the payment of the presidential grant scheme. The Senior Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu, Dr. Michael Nku Abu who doubles as the State Focal Person
By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government has disbursed N1.24tn to 4.21 million enterprises through the Bank of Industry in six years, the latest report on disbursements by the bank showed. Data in the report indicated that the disbursements, comprising loans and grants, were received by micro, small and medium enterprises as well as large-scale businesses
By Kelvin Ololo And Margaret Adadu The Deputy Manager, Bank of Industry (BOI) Calabar Cross River State Mr. Pius Neji has enumerated some challenges hindering access to funds by SME and Entrepreneurs as lack of awareness of BOI processes, lack of cooperate identity, and lack of commitment to repaying back loans. Marshalling his points, he
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Bank of Agriculture has expressed its readiness to partner and assist the Cross River government in large scale Banana production amongst several others in its bid to deliver on its mandate of financing the agro sector to ensure food security for the nation. The Managing Director of the
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