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Cross River Educational Sector: A Look At CRUTECH And State Owned Secondary Schools BY PETER OGAR IKIBUNIM

It baffles me to agree that Cross River state is still an educationally less developed state given its history as one of the first colonial base in this country. Colonialism brought many ills to the people it came to, yet in our forced government curriculum, our teachers thought us that one “advantage” of colonialism is

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Developing The Music Industry In Cross River State For Job Creation And Economic Development BY EMMANUEL ETIM

This week, as we continue our look at the potential of the creative industry for job creation and economic development in Cross River State we will focus how developing the music industry in the state can help achieve these set objectives. Nigerian music consists of various genres and style, some of which are known worldwide.

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His Excellency, The President In Cross River State By EAU UNDIE

President Muhamadu Buhari loves Cross River State, a lot! Cross River State was the second state he visited on his campaign trail prior to the election that held early this year. It was not an accident. That is what he wanted to do. When the President loves you, he doesn’t hide it. If he doesn’t

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President Buhari’s Visit To Cross River And 5 Important Lessons In Leadership BY EMMANUEL ETIM

When I thought about contributing to the conversation on the proposed visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Cross River State to perform the ground breaking for the Super Highway, I observed that the conversations so far have revolved around issues which have been over flogged, leaving out the very important

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Ben Ayade Turnpike: My Take BY OROK DUKE

INTRODUCTION: Dictionary.Com defines a Turnpike as a “high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.’’ It is also known as a toll road or toll way, operated as a public or private roadway for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage. According to Wikipedia, Turnpikes: have existed for at least the last 2,700 years,

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Harnessing The Potential Of The Film Industry To Create Jobs And Develop The Cross River Economy BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Creative and entertainment industry in Nigeria has become a key driver of growth, analysts have posited. The creative economy – which includes, the film industry, the music industry, the culture industry, visual arts industry, the fashion industry and many others – is not only one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the world economy,

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Giving Impetus To CLAP Through Cross River Sustainable Development Goals BY AZOGOR IDEBA

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also called Global Goals are a proposed set of targets relating to future international development. They are to replace the Millennium Development Goals once those expire at the end of 2015. The SDGs were first formally discussed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro

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Ayade’s Superhighway And The National Park: Let The Conversation Begin BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

Okuni, a village barely 13 km to Ikom shares boundary with some villages in Akampka Local government. This sounds like a surprise? Yes. Why then do one need to go through Apiapum Ugep, Adim Akpet to get to Akampka? It is within this context you can now understand Ben Ayade’s Super Highway that would shorten

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