Leboku 2024: Gov Otu reiterates desire for agricultural mechanisation in C’River

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has reiterated his administration’s desire to transition the state from subsistence agriculture to agricultural mechanisation. Otu made the call at the 2024 annual Leboku New Yam festival of Yakurr people on Thursday in Ugep, with the theme: “Community mobilisation for sustainable growth.” Represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter…

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Gov Otu sets up committee to distribute 3.5 million oil palm sprouted nuts to farmers

Cross River State Government has successfully procured 3.5 million improved Oil Palm sprouted nuts from the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and concluded plans for distribution to interested Oil Palm farmers across the State at the cost of 100 naira per nut. This is in fulfilment of Governor Bassey Otu’s vision of boosting…

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Governor Otu suspends cocoa estates verification exercise

Governor Otu suspends cocoa estates verification exercise

The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has suspended the verification or re-verification exercise of government-owned cocoa estates in Etung Local Government Area. Governor Otu also directed the Department of Asset Management and Recovery to further extend the period for payment of the Government lease fee to 30th September 2024. Otu who gave…

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Idoma Cassava Processing Plant to Create 1,000 Jobs in Cross River – Agric Commissioner

The newly established eight-metric-ton cassava processing mill in Idoma community, Cross River State, is set to create 1,000 direct jobs, according to Hon. Johnson Ebokpo, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development. Inaugurating the plant on Thursday in Idoma, Biase Local Government Area, Ebokpo highlighted the project’s role in community development, noting that the…

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