Calabar, Nigeria – The Accountant General of Cross River State Dr Glory Tony Effiong, the Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Project/Programmes, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPPME) Mr Raphael Morphy, the Managing Director of Cross River Tourism Bureau Mr Ojoi Ekpenyong, as well as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Operations Mr Austin…
By Magnus Effiong The tourism drive of the Cross River state government has begun to yield dividend with only the Marina Resort attracting eight billion (N8 billion) Naira private-sector-driven investments, the Managing Director of the State Tourism Bureau, Prince Ekpenyong Ojoi, has said. Ojoi said this in Calabar during a press conference to unveil activities…
Calabar, Nigeria – Most parts of the capital of Cross River State, Calabar, have been without electricity for about three weeks now since the heavy downpour that destroyed some properties in the city. The power outage has led to the downturn of economic activities in the first capital of Nigeria. Notable areas affected by this…
Abuja, Nigeria – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a 3.46% year-on-year growth in Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2024, marking an improvement from the 2.54% recorded in Q3 2023 and the 3.19% achieved in Q2 2024. The growth was primarily driven by the Services sector, which expanded…
By Our Reporter The Initiator of the Think Cross River initiative, Edem Darlington would be honored by the presidency for his efforts in community engagement and leadership according to a statement by the senior special assistant to the president on community engagement, Gift Jumbo. The award, “Community Visionary Leadership” according to the statement is as…
Lagos, Nigeria – Investors in the Nigerian Equities Market faced a loss of N142 billion on Thursday following a decline in the share prices of companies such as WAPIC, UPL, and Sovereign Trust Insurance, among others. At the close of trading, the equity capitalization dropped from N59.5 trillion on Wednesday to N59.3 trillion, while the…
