By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has ordered the immediate suspension of revenue collections payable in all revenue points in Calabar Municipality. This was contained in a press release signed by Mrs. Eke E. Ani, Head of Local Government Administration dated 10th October, 2023.
By Veronica Utsu The Cross River State Government has clarified an earlier announcement on free tuition fees for its indigenes at primary and secondary school levels. The government made the clarification on the 26th of September 2023, to avoid disinformation and misinterpretation. In a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Palliative Distribution Committee has received an additional N500 million from Governor Bassey Otu for the purchase of more commodities as part of the palliative program of the State to cushion the hash impact of the fuel subsidy removed by the Federal Government. In a press
By Adegwu John, Leadership Newspaper Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the federal government’s failure to implement palliative measures following the removal of fuel subsidy. The strike which is expected to commence by midnight on Tuesday, 3rd October 2023, will paralyze economic
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has implemented free tuition fees for Cross Riverians in Public and Secondary Schools in the State. In a memo signed by the Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the Palliative Distribution Committee – Professor Owan Enoh, Governor Otu also exempted
By Patrick Obia The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has reduced working days for civil servants in the State from five to three days. Governor Otu said the reduction is to help cushion the effect of the hash transportation hike occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. According to his Special
By Noah Ajala As Nigerians continue to grapple with the attendant effect of the removal of fuel subsidy and the cost of survival, residents of the Calabar metropolis have shared divergent views and difficulties as the days go by. Sharing their experiences on how the fuel hike has affected them, some of the residents told
By Jonathan Ugbal The Inclusive Forum for Accountable Society, IFAS, a think-tank supported by Action Aid Nigeria, has urged the Cross River State Government to take measures to cushion the impact of the removal of subsidy on fuel by the Federal Government. The forum made this call in a communique issued after its second quarterly