By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, on Tuesday, presented a total budget outlay of ₦780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, describing it as a “Budget of Inclusive Growth” designed to consolidate on the gains of his administration’s People First
By SaharaReporters A review by SaharaReporters of the Cross River State budget performance document for the first half of 2025 shows that N8 billion was allocated for the construction of a new Assembly complex. This figure exceeds the budgetary provisions for several critical sectors. For example, water facilities are projected to cost N5.7 billion, while
Established decades ago, as a School of Basic Midwifery and on August 15th 2023, was elevated to a College of Nursing Sciences by Governor Otu, receiving interim accreditation from the Nursing Council and the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, to award certificates in Basic Nursing, Basic Midwifery, Community Midwifery, Post Basic Nursing as well
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has presented 32-seater buses, one each, to the Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in Itigidi, Calabar, and Ogoja, a move he described as part of his administration’s investment in preventive health and training of the next generation of healthcare
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,