By CrossRiverWatch Admin A lawmaker in the Cross River House of Assembly, Dr. Ekpo Ekpo-Bassey, has called on the Federal Government to establish the Bakassi Rehabilitation Commission in a bid to properly alleviate the plight of the Bakassi returnees. Ekpo-Bassey, who represents Bakassi State Constituency, told The Nation Newspaper in Calabar on Sunday that the
Being a paper presented at the second distinguished public lecture of the Department of Educational Administration and Planning, University of Calabar by Venatius Ikem Esq. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. PREAMBLE Everywhere you turn one of the most popular topics of discussion is a lamentation on our situation. The difficulty to survive, how tough it
By Jonathan Ugbal Zambia’s former Vice President and opposition leader in that country, Mr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba has said that the continent has been abused by corrupt leaders, hence the need for ‘moral legislation’ by the legislative arm of government to keep the excesses of the executive and legislature in check. Mr. Mumba stated this
By Inyali Peter Former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Hon. Venatius Ikem has encouraged Nigerians to take a more positive picture on how far the country has gone than despair in how much farther she should go. Ikem, a Lawyer and former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, stated that the projects would enhance the Federal Government’s objective of improving transportation infrastructure and restoring the nation’s road network. In a series of tweets on Saturday, the Government explained that this was in line with its implementation of the Economic Recovery
By Efa Sunday The British Council has slated the 6th of May, 2019 as the deadline for submission of Future Leaders Connect application. The program aims at providing future leaders with skills and international networks, which will improve their ability to make and influence policies that will in turn lead to long term impact on
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, just as it has also made a commitment to ensure that the State becomes the first in Nigeria to attain the Open Defecation Free status. The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade
Elections are important part of democracy. Elections provide opportunity for citizens to vote candidates or parties of their choice to govern or represent them in an organized manner in a democracy. Democracy is the preferred form of government the world over and Nigeria is a democratic nation though the democratic experience has been interrupted by