By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Forestry Commission has called for synergy across all stakeholders to ensure sustainable forest management in Cross River State, as the Commission rallies stakeholders to plan for sustainable forest management in the State. This was the focus of the multi-stakeholder meeting held in Calabar on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
By Asare Asare, Daily Post There have been allegations that there are powerful illegal wood loggers with armed militias who intimidate locals and aid them to perpetuate the illicit plundering of the forests in Cross River State. A group, We The People, re-echoed this allegation once more in Calabar at a workshop with the theme:
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River House of Assembly has resolved to lift the ban on logging in the State, directing the Clerk to write to the Governor. During the plenary Tuesday 4 July 2023, the member representing Boki 1 Constituency, Hon.Obi Philip Bette raised a motion to that effect, positing
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to fighting illegal logging and other adverse environmental activities in the state. According to a press release by Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, he made this known during an on-the- spot-inspection of 32
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Chief Cyril Anthony, a member of the newly constituted Anti-Deforestation task force threatens Agba Jalingo over a Facebook post alleging he is a logger. The anti-deforestation committee was constituted yesterday by the State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu. Citizen Agba Jalingo alleged that the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee, Mr. Charles
By Patrick Obia and Andy Ukweni As earlier reported, the Government of Cross River State has refuted claims Governor Ayade has lifted the embargo placed on wood logging in the State. This was debunked in a press release issued on Friday by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Linus Obogo, and the Chairman, Cross River
By Chikezie Omeje, SaharaReporters In May 2019, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, or NESREA, ordered a Chinese-run factory in the southeastern Nigerian state of Enugu to cease operation over illegal charcoal production and export. NESREA, established in 2007 by the Nigerian government to enforce environmental laws, said it would prosecute Kwo-Chief Investment Limited for
By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State and some individuals have been accused of turning a blind eye to deforestation and massive illegal wood logging across the State. This was the takeaway from “Combating Drivers of Deforestation in Cross River State; Workshop and Validation of Research Findings,” organized by Center for Social Studies