By Kelvin Ololo Walking into Ikot Effanga Mkpa Okom Community, one would wonder if he has found himself in the valley of death trapping the spirit, soul and body. Once it is raining season, the community located in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, lives in fear and loses sleep to a
By Kelvin Ololo The Managing Director of Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL), Chief Godwin Nyiam has assured Cross Riverians that plans have been put in place to bring to an end the woe of water scarcity in the State. He stated this in a final Public Private Partnership (PPP) engagement meeting with engineers
By Kelvin Ololo The Government of Cross River State, has encouraged residents of the state to participate in the month environmental sanitation. The monthly exercise was paused last month to enable students writing the 2025 Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations in the state have eased movement in the morning hours. The announcement for
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Ministry of Information has inaugurated 26 Social Mobilization Technical Committee (SOMTEC), members to spearhead advocacy for health, rights of children and pregnant women in rural communities in the state. The 26 were inaugurated at the Ministry of Information conference hall Calabar, by the Permanent Secretary Offiong Ani Offiong,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has approved the suspension of environmental sanitation exercise for the month of April, 2025. This was contained in a public service announcement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nsa Gill dated April 24, 2025. The sanitation exercise was slated
By Favour Adinya The Government of Cross River State has announced the statewide monthly environmental sanitation exercise scheduled for Saturday, 29th March 2025. In a public service announcement, the Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, urged all business owners and residents to actively engage in the cleaning and evacuation of waste from their neighborhoods
By Favour Adinya The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has received eight waste bins from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as part of its ongoing efforts to promote environmental cleanliness and sustainability on campus. The Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Patrick Egaga who received the waste bins on behalf of the institution said they will
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