Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has commenced the process of privatizing four of her moribund industrial assets. The assets which have been moribund for years now, include the Boki and Nsadop Oil Palm Estates, Fish Hatchery in Ugboro, Bekwarra Local Government Area (LGA), Durafoam Industries in Ikom LGA, and Ibonda…
Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Culture And Tourism, Sir Charles Udoh during the briefing. By Anietie Akpan Determined to increase the number of aircraft in Ibom Air fleet, Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the immediate acquisition of two Bombardier CRJ aircraft. Currently Ibom Air has five Bombardier CRJ aircraft and two Airbus 220-300 in its…
By Magnus Effiong With the country grappling with high cost of foodstuffs and other socio-economic challenges, the government of Cross River state has charged farmers and indeed all Cross Riverians to double their efforts towards achieving food security. Governor Bassey Otu, who gave the charge during this year’s Leboku international new yam festival of the…
By Magnus Effiong As Cross River State steps up preparation for the conduct of local government elections, the House of Assembly has confirmed membership of the State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC). The Assembly also confirmed four persons to constitute the Board of the State Internal Revenue Service. Chairmen and members of both the State Independent…
By Magnus Effiong Worried by reports from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that 3.44 million Cross Riverians were facing multidimensional poverty, the State government says it has rolled out life-touching programmes to reverse the trend. Speaking at a press briefing in Calabar, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon Johnson Ebokpo said…
Governor Umo Eno By Charles Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has threatened to redeploy the N2 billion Interest-free-loans to farmers if the money is not accessed by intended beneficiaries within the next 90 days. It could be recalled that the Governor while announcing the financial intervention at the lunch of the free…
