By Ogar Monday and Mary Bassey Cross River State has been lauded for making lots of progress on financial reporting, but the state has been asked to improve on its application of the Single Treasury Account (TSA) as the lack of full implementation of the policy has left room for leakages. The assertion was made
By Maxwell Effiong A grassroot people’s empowerment Non-Governmental Organisation, Policy Alert has ended a one day workshop on budgeting process, accountability and transparency. The workshop christened “Open Budget Deep Dive” held in the city of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria’s first capital. Mr. Tijah Bolton-Akpan, Executive Director of Policy Alert in his address to the
By Ilam Patricia An activist and founder of Policy Alert, a Non-Governmental Organization with interest in open governance, Mr. Tijah Bolton-Akpan has said separation of powers in Nigeria and Cross River State in particular is in theory, not practical. Mr. Tijah made this known while speaking on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” Sunday, on HIT