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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Organised Labour, PWDs, others laud SEMA over hitch-free palliatives distribution in C’River

By Ekanem Asuquo Beneficiaries of the Federal Government palliatives currently distributed by Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) have applauded the agency for a peaceful and effective distribution system. According to them, the method adopted by SEMA has gone a long way in ensuring that the palliatives get to the targeted beneficiaries seamlessly without…

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