The Nation Newspaper President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N24.4 billion for the first phase of the Smart Irrigation Scheme (SIS), the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammad Sani Haruna, has said. He said Nigeria is already trying to promote a multi-crops season farming
By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has filed a two-count charge on cybercrimes against the Editor-in-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Citizen Agba Jalingo. The suit with charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/565/2022 has the Commissioner of Police Abuja as the complainant states that the charge is in connection with the article Agba published about Mrs.
By Patrick Obia Final-year students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have protested and disrupted ongoing examinations in some departments over their inability to register. The incident occurred on January 9th, 2023. The angry students alleged that they are unable to register for their exams through the school portal. Chanting solidarity songs, they demand the
The Nigeria Labour Congress duly informed the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of the decision of the Ministry’s Office of the Registrar of Trade Unions to reject the four years audited reports of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole of The Punch Newspaper reports. The Punch Newspaper reports that ASUU had accused the Federal
By Patrick Obia As the general elections beckons and Permanent Voters Card (PVC) collection intensifies, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Cross River State has moved the collection of cards to ward levels, saying collection by proxy is not allowed. This was contained in a press release signed by Head of the Department, of Voter
By Maxwell Effiong, Truth Live News The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) National Commissioner for information and voter education, Festus Okoye, Esq. has warned unregistered voters to stay away from the elections process come 2023. The INEC National Commissioner for information and voter education issued the warning while addressing the journalists on why INEC is
By Patrick Obia and Etido Okon The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Unified Commercial Taxi/Buses/Mini Bus Drivers Association in Cross River State have pledged total support for violence-free 2023 general elections, saying that the future can no longer be mortgaged. In a separate advocacy visit, they both agreed that the forthcoming general election
By Gbenga Oloniniran, Punch Newspaper …to limit POS withdrawals to N20,000 daily The Central Bank Of Nigeria has imposed fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organizations, which takes effect from January 9, 2023. According to a new memo to banks issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna B. Mustafa,