By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has assured that his administration will be a cynosure of infrastructural development and economic prosperity. He made the assertion over the weekend while speaking at a thanksgiving service of Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn, Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, at the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu is set to flag off palliative distribution in Cross River State. The palliative distribution and flag-off is set to commence today, 10th October, 2023 at Management Development Institute, Mary Slessor Avenue. A press release made available by Governor Otu’s Chief Press Secretary,
By Veronica Utsu The Cross River State Government has clarified an earlier announcement on free tuition fees for its indigenes at primary and secondary school levels. The government made the clarification on the 26th of September 2023, to avoid disinformation and misinterpretation. In a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
By Patrick Obia, Mary Bassey, Sylvia Akpan, Veronica Utsu, Wisdom Okon, and Winnard Able In a major policy announcement during President Bola Tinubu’s May 29th inauguration, the government said there will be a removal of fuel subsidy. The subsidy, which has been in place for decades, has been a major drain on the country’s finances.
By Jonathan Ugbal The strike action proposed by the Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC over the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as fuel, has been called off following engagements of both labor centers and the Federal Government. Dozens of National Unions yesterday voted to join the
I’ve been racking my head for some time now to really decipher what exactly is wrong with the Nigerian subsidy on fuel that it should be removed. I have also seen people who together, we vehemently rejected and protested against the removal of fuel subsidies, now defending the same thing we resisted some years ago,
By Bakare Majeed, Premium Times Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as the current 2023 budget he glimpsed does not contain it. He stated this on Monday in his inaugural address at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The current 2023 budget has provision for the fuel
By Ushang Ewa The House of Representatives on Tuesday during plenary, adopted a motion by first term lawmaker, Alex Egbona calling on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to review the status of each of the 38 modular refinery licences issued to Nigerian firms, with a view to revoke and re-issue them to competent and