Some farmers at work in one of the farms. By Anietie Akpan THE Executive Chairman of Yala Local Government Area (LGA), Dr Fred Okem has attracted Project Grow high yielding farms to Wodah, Ijegwu and Council headquartres, Okpoma. This is coming even as most LGAs in the state have showed less interest in the Project…
By Agba Jalingo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Entries for the Senator John Owan-Enoh MSME Support Programme have swelled over 12,000. This demonstrates not just acceptance but also exposes the yawning desire for a helping hand by Cross Riverians. I am also sure that many Cross Riverians are already wondering how the beneficiaries will be selected from…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Commissioner representing Cross River State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. (Otuekong) Orok Otu Duke PhD, has joined family, friends, and sympathisers to pay his last respects to the late Mr Eyo Edem Duke, who was laid to rest after a funeral service in…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal House of Representatives has resolved the indigenous contractors crisis. Payments to indigenous contractors being owed by the Federal Government for projects executed are expected to commence from Monday next week. Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, in a statement, says this followed a resolution reached by…
Gov. Bassey Otu (middle), Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM (6th right), Chief Emmanuel Ironbar, Chief of Staff to the Governor (5th right), Prince Otu Okor, Chairman, CRIDCOM (3rd right), Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, Commissioner for Health (1st left) and others during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan Cross River is partnering the Nigerians in…
