By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mr. Sam Bassey, and some community leaders in Biase Local Government Area of the State have pledged support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Sandy Onor. They made the declaration at a stakeholders’
By Archibong Jeremiah Fuel and transportation prices have increased in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The gradual increase started last week when petrol stations within the city center increased their price to N180 per liter, those outside (8 Miles) sold a liter N200, but transportation price was not affected at this point. Today, Tuesday,
By Jonathan Ugbal A coalition of rights groups and activists based in Nigeria and the United Kingdom have appealed to the international community, and the Federal and State Governments to ensure that those who murdered five people last week in Ndon Nwong community in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State on the allegations of
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has presented a three hundred and thirty billion (330) Naira budget for 2023 to the State House of Assembly. The budget is termed the budget of Quantum Infinitum. He said the recurrent expenditure is pegged at one hundred and thirty (130) billion Naira
By Mary Bassey The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of 599 appointees in the last nine days, without designations. Mr. Ayade had on October 17, 2022 approved the appointment of 379 and, on Tuesday 25 October, he further approved another 220, also without designation bringing a total of
By Mary Bassey The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Benedict Ayade has approved the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff for the Smart School established by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, located at Kakum in Obudu Local Government Area of the State. Smart School is said to have been established by UBEC with
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN The average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,456.56 in August to N4,474.48 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated. It stated in its “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for September 2022 released on Saturday in Abuja that the September price was a 0.40 per cent increase
By Premium Times Going by official tallies, Nigeria is currently experiencing one of its worst flood disasters, which has resulted in the death of hundreds of its citizens. Houses have been destroyed, farmland ruined, roads and bridges washed off. This nature’s rage, aggravated by the incompetence of public officials, has sparked humanitarian tragedies and fears