Cross River State Government has assured that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure no life or property is lost during elections in the state. Governor Ben Ayade, who briefed Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO, in the state on their duties regarding the elections in Calabar, said everything is in place to ensure […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River has said it registered 1,527,058 voters for the forthcoming General Elections. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Frankland Briyai stated this on Monday in Calabar at a meeting with People with Disabilities (PwDs). He said that the number represented those registered before 2015 election and […]
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The stomach-turning odor emitting from the waste-yard engulfs the nostril from over a kilometer away, but bizarrely, this is where over 200 kids have made a dwelling, eke out a living and munch through through at Calabar, capital of Cross River State. The pile of refuse stretches as far as the eye can see and […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said the 26,000 hectares Cross River State oil palm-based bio-diesel project would generate 14 megawatts of electricity. The NNPC, in a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, said the electricity would be generated from empty fruit bunches and the residue from […]
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The Federal Government says it will commence disbursement of the recovered 322 million dollars Abacha loot through Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) to 302,000 poor households in 19 states in July. Mr Tukur Rumar, of the National Cash Transfer Office (NTCO), said this at a roundtable on assets recovery organised by the Swiss Embassy on Thursday, […]
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The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, has said that developing the Cross River State cocoa value chain for export will enhance economic growth. Awolowo spoke through the Deputy Director, National Export Office, NEPC, Mrs. Veronica Oriare, during the Cross River State Cocoa Stakeholders’ Forum and mini exhibition in Ikom […]
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On the basis of guidelines by the Debt Management Office on subnational borrowing, 23 states of the federation exceeded their borrowing limits in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. In a report on the states and indebtedness, the FRC said Lagos, Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Imo states had borrowed more […]
Read More Contractor firms handling the abandoned projects at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Henley Brecon and Mayfield Limited, is at loggerheads with the Cross River State Sports Commission over an alleged unauthorised use of the building materials meant to complete the project the company is handling. Chairman of the company, Mr. Ozolua Giwa-Amu, has accused […]
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The Cross River Government has secured operational licenses from the Federal Government to establish its own Cement Factory and Limestone Quarry in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Mr George O’Ben-Etchi, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Calabar when he met with the newly appointed members of the […]
Read More Nigeria Cross River state has set a February 2017 deadline to complete works on 21 megawatts Calabar Power Plant and give Calabar metropolis 24/7 uninterrupted electricity supply. During his routine inspection of the ongoing construction work at the site along the Parliamentary Extension in Calabar the Cross River State Capital, Ayade hinted that the power […]
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, has said the state government has obtained N3bn loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria for the establishment of state-of-the-art rice mill. Ayade made the disclosure on Thursday in Calabar after inspecting rice mills in Ogoja and Obudu accompanied by CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and Kebbi State governor, Alhaji […]
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